Gufeng music () is a type of music genre by artists originating from the

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region, It is a kind of

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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

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s. It is similar but slightly different from Zhongguo feng music. 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

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games, anime, dramas, etc. This kind of music has also become popular among

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s such as Hanfu movement.

History

Gufeng music was usually called Xianxia music (仙侠; xianxia being a genre of Chinese fiction that is similar to wuxia, but with more mythological elements), and what now seems like a movement began rather quietly in 2005, calling for netizens to write lyrics with ancient-styled poems for the music in some popular PC games, including

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and Fairy and Sword of Xuanyuan. The name seems to derive from the namesake lyricist column on Fenbei, and the basic concept of

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music among netizens came out from that group.

References and sources

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External links

Chinese music sharing site 5sing for Chinoiserie music
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