The piece is performed by Ms. Feifan Yao, the International Silver Prize winner in Guzheng in 2014. 
Si Duan Jin is a highly advanced traditional Chinese music piece, but is more modern in its traditional category for it has been revised and refined by contemporaries. The piece is highly acclaimed and regarded for its unique and rhythmic style and for its collection of the very unique, rare and difficult techniques in guzheng. The piece is divided into 4 sections: Breeze Playing with Bamboos, Echos in Valleys, Running waters Hanging out in Streams and Grandiose Celebration of People.

Because it is traditional Chinese style, meaning ancient and traditional, there are parts where the piece does not follow the Western music theories and rules, but such treatments are done for stylized use, which is the genre of Shan Dong. For example, there are parts where it does not follow the rhythm, where it has some pauses, where there is lots of syncopation, etc.

Ariel Yao