Gufeng music

Gufeng music (traditional Chinese: 古風音樂; simplified Chinese: 古风音乐; pinyin: gǔfēng yīnyuè; Jyutping: gu2 fung1 jam1ngok6; lit. 'ancient-style music') is a genre of modern Chinese music originated from the Greater China region, typically referring to modern musical compositions with heavy influences from traditional Chinese music (guoyue), narrative singing (tanci) and folk songs (min'ge), often accompanied by Chinese musical instruments. The lyrics of Gufeng music can be in Literary or Vernacular Chinese, and are often based on ancient mythological legends and poetic verses with frequent themes in classical romance, chivalrism, introspection and folklores. It is similar but different to Zhongguo feng (or simply guofeng) music, which are modern C-pop (typically Mandopop) songs with Chinese cultural elements and often also a strong emphasis on cultural pride. The genre became prolific mostly during the early 21st century due to the rise of internet music in Mainland China, and in recent years is often used as theme songs and soundtracks in xianxia, wuxia and historical fantasy works such as television drama, video games and animation, etc. It has also become popular among nationalisti