Dong Xiaolin is a principle pipa performer with the China National Traditional Orchestra. Her music has the enchantment that can take listeners throughout time and history to the Tang Dynasty and the ancient poetry of that era.

Today, Ms Dong brings us a couple of her renowned pieces and a masterpiece from the late influential pipa master Liu Dehai, which features a unique musical style from southern China’s Guangdong Province.

Let’s see where you go in these melodies.

Song lists:

1. Flowers and Clouds, 云想•花想

2. A Moonlit Night on the Spring River, 春江花月夜

3. Lady Liuqing, 柳青娘