Emperor Wenxiang of Northern Qi ascended the throne in the fifth year of Wuding in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (AD 547), and Heqing was the reign of Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi from 562 to 564.

It was especially popular during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is used in Qingle, Xiliang, Gaoli, Qiuci, Shule, Gaochang, Anguo, and Tianzhu music of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In Yan music, there are still two forms of the big five-stringed pipa and the small five-stringed pipa. "New Book of Tang, Book of Rites and Music" states: "The five strings are small and small like the pipa. They came from the northern kingdom. They used to be played with wooden plucks. ." In the frescoes of the tomb of Li Shou, King Jing of Huai'an in Tang Dynasty, there is an image of a seated female musician playing the five-stringed pipa.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were frequent cultural exchanges between China and Japan. In the process of comprehensively learning Chinese culture, Japan brought a large number of Tang and Song art treasures back to Japan. Due to the frequent wars in China, some cultural relics and treasures that were lost in China survived in Japan. Ultimately an orphan. From these precious cultural relics, we can reflect on the historical features of the peak period of Chinese culture, and they have become the common cultural heritage of all mankind.