The pipa originated in China and is generally a four stringed instrument. The five stringed instrument is specifically called the five stringed instrument. The "Book of Rites and Music" in the Old Book of Tang states: "The pipa, five stringed instrument, and Kabuki have been loved since Wenxiang, and have been particularly popular since the Heqing period." The five stringed pipa was a plucked string instrument played by a few ethnic groups in northern China in ancient times. Abbreviated as Wuxian. With a long history and unique design, it was popular in the vast Central Plains region of China during the Tang Dynasty and spread eastward to Japan, becoming a historical witness to cultural exchanges between China and Japan.