The Performance of Ancient Naxi Music Instruments Playing is the music that spread widely from ancient times in the Yunnan minority - Naxi nationality. The ancient music is combined with poem, song and dance and had more than 400 years' history.The Performance of Ancient Naxi Music Instruments playing is the general designation of "Ancient Music of Lijiang" and "Ancient Music of Baisha" and grows from the cave music and imperial music of Han nationality. Legend said that it is the music of Song Dynasty (960 ~ 1279A.D.).

There are many instruments in the Performance of Ancient Naxi Instruments Playing. The widely spread in popular are traverse flute, cleat, reed, zither, Chinese gong chimes, Chinese block, bell, drum, and so on. Many of them are hand-in from inland.

The cave music is a folk music. It has a long history and origins Buddhism of Han nationality and the music of Taoism. Legends say that it was hand-in into Yunnan from Sichuan in Ming Dynasty (1386 ~ 1644A.D.), after then it was spread widely and extended to the whole province. The instruments of the cave music of Han nationality were divides into two kinds - the literature and the military.

The band was very large and the style of the tunes was beautiful, simple, and elegant. Then it was hand-in into Naxi nationality, there were singing and playing originally, later only playing but not singing. The music had both unique of Han nationality and Naxi nationality. It was used to the folk marriage and funeral activities or the scholars' entertainment.

When walking on the ancient streets of Lijiang Old Town, you will undoubtedly hear the wonderful Naxi (also spelt Nakhi and Nahi) Ancient Music, the traditional Naxi classical music that is regarded as a 'living fossil of Chinese music.'
Naxi people must enjoy special favor in the eyes of the divinity, for they seem to be born with artistic qualities and poetic minds. Great talents in the areas of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and music have all come from this rich and captivating culture.