At the end of the 14th century AD, the Dong Pipa became popular among the Dong people. In the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wei's "Guizhou Tujing Xinzhi" contains: "Men ... play reeds, wood leaves, pipa, two-stringed qin, and lead a dog-armed eagle for pleasure." The Dong nationality in Rongjiang County also sings in the "Ancestor Sacrifice Song": "The cocktail hangs on the ear, the pi...