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Chinese Instruments
Chinese Instruments
Pipa 琵琶 The pipa became popular as Silk Road trade and travel
brought Buddhism, and great change, to the region. It
is thought that the instrument originated somewhere in
western or southern Asia. The instrument was popular
in Chengdu, the capital of the Tang Empire (618–907).
Paintings and artwork of the Tang era depict the pipa
being played bymusicians in flowing robes.