Some popular Chinese songs that foreigners might be familiar with include "The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng, "Fairytale" by Michael Wong, and "Descendants of the Dragon" by F.I.R.

Tencent has unveiled a standalone song identification app named QYin Tan Ge, or “Find Songs with Q Music” in English, even though QQ Music—Tencent's flagship online music streaming service—already has a similar function. The new app works like the popular Apple-owned app Shazam.

The oldest recorded piece of music from ancient China is "Guqin Seeks His Mate" (古琴操), also known as "Youlan" (幽蘭), which is a solo piece for the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a history dating back over 3,000 years.

The top ten pieces of Chinese classical music are High Mountains and Flowing Water, Guangling Melody, Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank, Plum Blossom Melodies, Ambush from All Sides, Flutes and Drums at Dusk, Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter, Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute, Autumn Moon over Han ...