Gufeng music

{{Short description|Chinese music genre}}

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Gufeng music ({{zh|t=古風音樂|s=古风音乐|p=gǔfēng yīnyuè|j=gu2 fung1 jam1ngok6|c=|first=t}}) is a type of music genre by artists originating from the Greater China region, It is a kind of C-pop music with the background of Chinese legends, the style of Chinese folk songs and drama, the melody that is similar to classical Chinese music and played by classical Chinese musical instruments.{{cite journal |author1=侯冬意 |title=试论古风歌曲的起源与现状及其前景 |journal=文学教育 |date=2015-11-01|volume=文艺杂谈}}{{cite journal |author=李雅欣 |title=消费文化视角下的古风流行音乐 |journal=文学教育 |date=2015-01-01|volume=研究者 |pages=50~51}}{{cite journal |author1=靳莎莎 |title=浅析古风音乐的创作 |journal=音乐与舞蹈学 |date=2014-01-01|volume=学术论坛 |pages=116~117}} It is similar but slightly different from Zhongguo feng music.{{cite journal |author=孙炜博 |title=文化批判视野下的网络古风音乐探析 |journal=文艺争鸣 |volume=视野 |pages=204–208}}

The lyrics of Gufeng music are created mainly based on ancient Chinese mythological legends and verses. In recent years, this kind of songs are often used in Xianxia, Wuxia games, anime, dramas, etc.{{cite journal |author1=高晴 |title=那些年，我们听过的古风音乐 |journal=中国艺术报 |date=2014-06-27|volume=T06}}{{cite journal |author1=李奕辰 |title=近十年中国古风网络游戏配乐初探 |journal=当代音乐 |date=2017 |issue=3 |page=96}} This kind of music has also become popular among Internet cultures such as Hanfu movement.{{Cite news|url=http://www.china.com.cn/v/2015-05/13/content_35558368.htm|title=古风音乐唱响人民大会堂|author=Manyao, Ren|website=China Internet Information Center|language=zh-cn|date=2015-05-13|accessdate=2018-01-11|archive-date=2015-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527003324/http://www.china.com.cn/v/2015-05/13/content_35558368.htm}}