12 Girls Band -- Nǚzǐ shí'èr Yùefǎng

12 Girls Band (simplified Chinese: 女子十二乐坊; pinyin: Nǚzǐ shí'èr Yùefǎng) are an all female Chinese musical group that initially consisted of twelve members before the addition of a thirteenth. Twelve Girls Band use traditional Chinese instruments to play both traditional Chinese and Western music.

traditional Chinese instruments 

Formed on June 18, 2001, the women were selected by audition from more than 4,000 contestants. Each woman is classically-trained, and the band members come from various conservatories in China, including the China Academy of Music, the Chinese National Orchestra, and the Central Conservatory of Music.

the Central Conservatory of Music 

In July 2003, Beautiful Energy, their first album in Japan, reached the top of the J-pop chart. They won Japan Gold Disc Award in 2004. After the great success in Japan, the 12 Girls Band toured in the United States in 2004 Miracles tour and again in 2005. On July 7, 2007 the 12 Girls Band performed at the Chinese leg of Live Earth in Shanghai, and were accompanied by the Mexican folk singer Lila Downs. In 2007, the Italian Soprano Giorgia Fumanti performed with the group in October and November, on their North American tour. The tour traveled to the Midwest, and the East and West Coast areas of the USA and Canada.

Beautiful Energy, their first album in Japan