Download Pipa Chinese String Instruments PNG. Pipa has a long history in china and is believed to have existed about two thousand years ago in china. Some popular ancient names included liuyeqin and tu pipa.

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This chinese string instrument has undergone a number of name changes before arriving to the one we know to this day. Similar in sound to a sliding guitar, the. Musicians used their real nails of the right hand to pluck the strings.

A chinese string instruments with four strings.

It is composed of four strings, around 24 frets and a body shape similar the pipa. The plucked stringed instrument section was incorporated into the chinese orchestra mainly because of the pipa and guzheng. It has four strings and these four strings represent the four seasons of spring, summer autumn and winter. A chinese string instruments with four strings.