Fang JinLong

Fang Jinlong is a renowned Chinese music artist, instrumental collector, and the leading contemporary figure of the five-string pipa. As a folk musician capable of playing over a hundred types of instruments, he is also the founder of the ‘Fanghua Eighteen’ Modern National Music Ensemble. Drawing inspiration from the Tang Dynasty five-string pipa preserved in the Shosoin in Nara, Japan, Fang successfully revived and improved the long-lost ‘King of Instruments’, adapting it to meet modern aesthetic standards.

With more than 40 years of experience, Fang has visited over 50 countries, presenting the charm of traditional music in diverse and innovative ways. He is acclaimed as a guardian of traditional culture. He has frequently been praised by local and international media, such as People’s Daily, as a ‘one-man orchestra’. Fang is also an outstanding communicator of folk music. His distinctive and effective teaching methods have helped many of his students become leaders in the industry. His video series ‘Fang Jinlong’s Chinese Music General Knowledge Class’ was rated a “2020 Treasure Course.”

Fang bridges traditional Chinese music and pop, inspiring and guiding a new generation to appreciate and love traditional culture and Chinese music. He enjoys strong appeal and influence among young audiences. In July 2020, People’s Daily published the article “Let More Young People Appreciate the Beauty of Traditional Arts,” which highly affirmed and praised Fang’s efforts to popularize traditional arts among broader communities. In February 2021, he led the ‘Chinese Hundred Musicians’ at the Winter Olympic premiere, performing ‘Winter Olympics - Dark Swallow’ for the ‘The Dream in Winter’. Also in 2021, Fang appeared at the CCTV Spring Festival Online Gala, where official media hailed him as a “Contemporary Artist of Chinese Music.”