中國女子彈撥樂團建立於1985年，是由揚琴演奏家李玲玲、琵琶演奏家楊靖、箏演奏家林玲、三弦演奏家黃桂芳及阮演奏家魏蔚組成。
該女子彈撥樂團是在著名琵琶大師劉德海教授直接策劃和指導下創建的，並得到了劉德海教授的親傳，也得到了很多作曲家的支持，為她們譜寫了不少的樂曲。該樂團文化素養好，藝術造詣深，個人的技巧高超嫻熟，而且配合協調，有好的默契，合作得宜。
1986年在香港藝術節的舞台上大放光彩，同年應日本箏協會邀請，赴日演出大獲成功。該團的重奏、獨奏節目曾出訪了加拿大、美國、蘇聯（前）、羅馬尼亞、匈牙利、德國、泰國等數十個國家和地區，均獲巨大成功，並受到高度的讚賞，被海內外的觀眾譽為「五朵金花」。
The Chinese Women Plucked-string Ensemble (also known as Five Golden Flowers Ensemble) was founded in 1985 under the supervision and
guidance of the Chinese pipa master – LIU Dehai. The 5 members were Li Linlin(yangqin), Yang
Jing(pipa), Lin Lin(Zheng), Wang Guifeng(Sanxian) and Wei Wei(Ruan).
The ensemble was also getting great support from many composers in China. Owing to the high
technique and art of each member, the ensemble had won a very high fame in the music field.
After the successful concert in the Hongkong Arts festival in 1986 and another concert in Japan, the
ensemble had participated in many concerts allover the world throughout the years.