They said he wanted to learn to play the pipa.

The most famous traditional pieces for pipa were also on the program.

Two pipa students, out of thousands, were selected for the position in the school.

Central to all these activities is the pipa itself, which originated 2,000 years ago.

These players had considerable influence on the development of pipa playing in China.

Since Pipa cannot read and is afraid to show his prize to anyone, he does not know.

In more recent times, many pipa players, especially the younger ones, no longer identify themselves with any specific school.

It looks similar to the pipa but smaller with two sound holes on each side of the body.

There are only about 20 traditional pipa pieces in the repertoire.

Yet it surprised anyone involved in the sport, auction house Pipa said.

People say she's put the pipa on the contemporary page."

During her journey, she plays the pipa of the play's title in order to make a living.

Today, many businesses in Pipa are run by foreigners who visited the town and decided to stay.

She was described as alert, capable of dancing and playing the pipa.

Lin began playing pipa at the age of four.

The left hand techniques are important for the expressiveness of pipa music.

Wu Man sat in on the final number, but her pipa was virtually inaudible.

Wu Man said the method of playing her ancient pipa has been brought up to date.

The pipa - which are supposed to be for emergencies only - have become a daily necessity.

This allows for pipa techniques such as tremolo to be used.

He later displays skill at playing the pipa and other musical instruments.

Secondly, playing instruments from the western regions was also popular, especially the "pipa".

On her way to the west, she carried a pipa on the horse.

Liu Fang began playing the pipa at the age of six and gave her first public performance three years later.

He always carries the lute type instrument called a Pipa.