"Jasmine" is not a folk song, but a minor tune.
Minor, a type of Chinese folk song genre. Generally refers to folk songs and dances popular in town fairs. After being passed down through the ages, it has undergone a lot of artistic processing and has the characteristics of balanced structure, regular rhythm, delicate and gentle melody. "Jasmine" belongs to the minor key.
Folk songs refer to songs that people sing impromptu while working in the fields or expressing emotions. It has extensive content, short structure, hearty melody, simple emotion, high pitch and free rhythm. Folk songs are mainly distributed in plateaus, inland areas, mountain villages, fishing villages and minority areas. It is widely circulated and rich in reserves. Folk songs are one of the basic genres of Chinese folk songs. It is inconsistent with the meaning of the question, so it is excluded.
About "Jasmine"
It was adapted from the Chinese folk song "Flower Tune" by He Fang and was first released as a single in 1957.
In 1982, "Jasmine" became one of the outstanding songs recommended by UNESCO to people all over the world. In 2009, Yancheng Institute of Technology won the second prize in the general category of the art performance program of China's Second College Student Art Exhibition with this song.
Folk songs are popular in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and individual areas in Xinjiang. It got its name because the lyrics compare women to flowers. It is sung in Chinese and is musically influenced by the traditional music of Qiang, Tibetan, Han, Tu and other ethnic groups. Huaer was born in the early Ming Dynasty.