选取中国传统民间乐曲中经久流传的经典曲目，共二十余曲。用于演奏的民间乐器有多种，如二胡、古筝、琵琶、笛子等；采用的演奏方式有多样，如独奏、合奏以及江南丝竹等。本套CD分为《高山流水》和《彩云追月》两辑，双片单盒包装。内附汉语、英文、法文、西文、葡文、德文、俄文、日文、韩文、阿文等十种文字的乐曲简介。

There are 20 or more classical airs on these two CDs, including High Mountains and Flowing Streams and Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon. The music is played on traditional instruments like the erhu, guzheng, pipa and flute in solo and ensemble arrangements. Ensembles also include traditional stringed and woodwind instruments from south of the Yangtze River. The languages of the brief introduction enclosed include Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Corean and Arabic.