Cantopop actually means Cantonese Pop and was originally a hybrid of Western Pop, and other influences, with Cantonese Opera. While the original songs often featured traditional Chinese instruments, these have, mostly, been phased out and nowadays Cantopop is more like a wholesome version of Western Pop sung in the Cantonese language. Source
An English cover version of a classic Mandarin song. It is the only song written by a Chinese (Chen Gexin) to become a major English-language chart in 1951.
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