He joined The Peking Film Orchestra as a Sheng player at the age of 15 where he was a highly respected composer and soloist for fifteen years.
He has toured all over the world, including live performances with Peter Gabriel in New York, Seattle and Boston.
[5][6][7] Guo Yi married an English aristocratic wealthy woman named Amanda.
[10] In 2006, with four other musicians including Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, performed for the soundtrack of Mel Gibson's film, Apocalypto.
[11] He has provided music for television adverts and for documentaries, notably Clive Anderson’s ‘Great Railway Journey’ and, more recently, BBC2’s ‘The Story of China’.