"Xing Jie"《行街》(Street Procession), Jiangnan sizhu 江南丝竹 music of China played by Lu Chunling 陆春龄

An informal performance of "Xing Jie"《行街》(Street Procession), one of the Eight Great Pieces (Chinese: Ba Da Qu, 八大曲) from the tradition of Jiangnan sizhu (江南丝竹). It is performed in the key of D.

Performed by the Zhongguo Guoyuetuan (中国国乐团) of Shanghai, China, which was formed in 1940 by the bamboo flute master Lu Chunling (陆春龄, 1921-2018) and friends. Filmed in Shanghai, China, March 19, 1992. The exact location of filming is unknown.

The musicians are as follows:
● Mr. Lu Chunling (陆春龄, 1921-2018) - dizi (笛子, transverse bamboo flute with buzzing membrane)
● Mr. Gu Liuxing (顾六兴) - erhu (二胡, 2-stringed vertical fiddle with python skin-covered resonator)
● Mr. Lu Dehua (陆德华) - pipa (琵琶, pear-shaped lute)
● Mr. Guo Yongsheng (郭永胜) - yangqin (扬琴, hammered dulcimer)
● Unknown - sanxian (三弦, 3-stringed fretless long-necked lute with snakeskin-covered resonator)
● Unknown - zhongruan (中阮, round-bodied lute)
● Unknown - guban (鼓板, hardwood clapper and small, high-pitched drum)
● Unknown - pengling (碰铃, pair of small, high-pitched bells)

Jiangnan sizhu (江南丝竹, literally "silk and bamboo [music] from the Jiangnan [region]") is a form of traditional ensemble music for string instruments, bamboo flutes, and percussion from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin, including Shanghai and parts of the adjacent provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Originating in the Qing Dynasty, such music was traditionally performed for wedding processions, with the musicians' instruments being adorned with elaborate and fanciful decorations.

In 2006 the tradition of Jiangnan sizhu, centering on Jiangsu province and the Shanghai municipality, was included in the First Batch of China's National-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage List (第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录) by China's Ministry of Culture (中华人民共和国文化部, known since March 2018 as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 中华人民共和国文化和旅游部). The sub-agencies responsible for maintaining these lists, both under the aegis of the aforementioned ministry, are the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage (文化部非物质文化遗产司) and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (中国非物质文化遗产保护中心, CICHPC).

Additionally, the tradition of Jiangnan sizhu was subsequently included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage lists for the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as the Shanghai municipality.