Classification of New Folk Songs

Based on the degree of difference with traditional folk songs, new folk songs can be categorized into three major types: cover-type new folk songs, adapted new folk songs and original new folk songs. Among them, this kind of new folk songs is the traditional folk songs. Its melody is the melody of traditional folk songs or traditional folk tones, only that it borrows the practice of popular music in singing style and accompaniment orchestration.

There are also studies that divide them into two categories: "artistic new folk songs" and "popular new folk songs" according to melodic styles and singing methods. "Artistic new folk songs'' are mostly folk-style songs sung in the ethnic singing style (there are also songs sung in the American singing style). Most of these songs are sung in the "ethnic singing style" (there are also songs sung in the "American voice singing style") with an ethnic style. In terms of melodic characteristics and singing style, these songs were born out of traditional tones, following the path of development of "ethnic" mass songs and lyric songs in the early 17 years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. "Popular new folk songs'' refers to the national style songs sung in "popular singing style''.