最炫民族风

Originally a 2012 pop song by folk-pop duo Fenghuang Chuanqi, 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style' became inescapable in China by 2015 — blasted on loop by middle-aged women doing square dancing (广场舞) in public plazas everywhere. Internet users then remixed it into absurd mash-up videos, memes, and parodies, turning grandma's workout anthem into a symbol of unstoppable, glorious cheesiness that transcends all resistance.

China's square-dancing aunties (广场舞大妈) became a cultural phenomenon as millions of retired women claimed public spaces for communal exercise. The accompanying music — loud, upbeat, and repetitive — sparked generational friction and noise complaints nationwide. By 2015, this song had become the unofficial anthem of that movement, and younger netizens reclaimed it through irony, cementing it as a beloved piece of shared cultural absurdity.

凤凰传奇的神曲《最炫民族风》成为广场舞必备BGM，后被网友二次创作成各种鬼畜视频和表情包。