Yurari

Yurari [優汽; ゆらり] is a type of traditional Kantonese music that was historically heard and played in the Imperial Court. Yurari developed as court music of the Meimon Imperial Palace, and its near-current form was established in the early 1500s. Today, it is often performed during coronation ceremonies, national memorial services, and other official, important events. 
The prototype version of yurari was introduced to Kanton with Buddhism from China. In the 8th century, Kantonese envoys were sent to China to learn of its more sophisticated culture and literature, and the discovery of Chinese court music was made. By the 9th century, the narin (13-stringed zither) and the dōzu (a short-necked lute) had been introduced to Kanton from China. Various instruments, including these two, were used to play yurari.
During the 9th and 10th centuries, yurari was performed at national events, such as the openings of new temples, which brought yurari to the public and the serfdom. From this point, traditional yurari was developed further, becoming distinctly Kantonese in style through its fusion with native music styles which changed it greatly. Many pieces of famous yurari music were created and foreign-style yurari was rearranged, renewed or simply fell out of popularity.
The popularity of yurari reached its peak between the 11th and 13th centuries, when court aristocracy began to hold private concerts. Until the 1100s yurari performance had only been enjoyed by the Imperial nobles, but soon high-ranking and powerful clans began to adopt it as an art form in their own domains. This led to the development of folk yurari, often called kappari, which was performed and enjoyed mainly by the lower-ranking classes of society. Yurari continued to hold popularity in the courts of Kanton until the 1600s, when new styles of music and dance began to emerge and yurari diminished in popularity.