Qinqiang, also known as the chaotic bomb, originated from the Western Qinqiang, popular in the northwest of China in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other places, and because of its use of jujube wooden clappers as the beat instrument, so it is also known as "clapper cavity", commonly known as "Arenga-qiangzi" (because of the clapper beat the knuckle), and the sound of "indistinct". (because of the "indistinct" sound made when the clappers are struck). In the late Ming Dynasty, the legend of "The Lotus in the Potter's Bowl" by Anonymous used the tune of "Western Qinqiang Two Offenders," so it is known to have originated in Gansu. The ancient name of Gansu was West Qin, hence the name. In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dingwang, a native of Jingyang, Shaanxi Province, wrote "Qinqiang Theory", which shows that the Qinqiang had already developed into a mature period at this time. In the Qianlong period, Wei Changsheng went to Beijing to perform Qinqiang, which was a sensation in the capital. It had a direct impact on the formation of the sound of the clappers around the world.

Qinqiang singing for the board changes in the body, divided into happy sound, bitter sound two kinds, the former is long in the performance of happy, joyful emotions; the latter is good at expressing sadness and anger, bleak emotions. Depending on the plot of the play and the characters need to choose to use. There are slow, two-six, generation boards, starting boards, sharp boards, rolling boards and floral accent, and the dragging accent is especially rich in characteristics. The main instrument is the Banhu, which has a fine and clear pronunciation.

The performance of Qinqiang is simple, rough, delicate and profound, moving people with emotions and rich in exaggeration. The performance is divided into four actors, six dancers, two purifiers and one clown, counting 13 doors, also known as the "Thirteen Heads of Nets", and the performance of singing and doing is very good. After the Xinhai Revolution, Xi'an set up the Eccentric Society, specializing in Qinqiang, keen to reform, absorbing the nourishment of Peking Opera and other types of drama, singing from the high-pitched and impassioned and tends to be softer and clearer, both to preserve the original style, but also into the new style.

Qinqiang due to its popularity in different areas, the derivation of different genres: popular in the eastern Guanzhong Weinan region of the Dali, Pucheng area called the East Road Qinqiang (i.e., with the state tied son, also known as the old Qinqiang, East Road, Bangkok); popular in the western Guanzhong Baoji region of Fengxiang, Qishan, Longxian, and Gansu Province Tianshui called the West Road Qinqiang (also known as the West House Qinqiang, the West Road, Bangkok); popular in Hanzhong region of the Yangxian, Chenggu, Hanzhong, and Shin County in the Hanzhong area (actually the South Road Qinqiang, also known as the Hanqiang Qinqiang and Arengang Opera); and in the Xi'an area (Xi'an Chaobao). The west road of Qinqiang entered Sichuan and became Bangzi; the east road became Jin Opera in Shanxi, Yu Opera in Henan, and Bangzi in Hebei, so Qinqiang can be regarded as the ancestor of Peking Opera, Yu Opera, Jin Opera, and Hebei Bangzi. The Qinqiang of each road due to the influence of local dialects and folk music, in the voice, singing, music, etc., are slightly different. In the past fifty years, the development of Qinqiang in the east, west and south has tended to stagnate, with a tendency to be replaced by Qinqiang in the middle.

The repertoire of Qinqiang, according to current statistics, is about three thousand, most of which are taken from the "State", "Three Kingdoms", "Yang Jiagong", "Saying Yue" and other heroic legends or tragic stories, but also myths, folk stories and various public drama. It has a rich repertoire of traditional plays, which has been copied and stored in 2748 books.

The excellent actors of Qinqiang, in addition to Wei Changsheng, a great artist who was famous in the north and south of China in the Qing Dynasty, there were also Wang Xiangyun, known as the four beauties of the Flower Department, Chen Hui Bi (Liangguan), and Shen Xianglin of Weinan School, Luan Xiaohui of Tongzhou School, Tao Zuo'er of Zhouzhi School, and Yue Sekizi of Changan School, etc. In the mid- and late-Guangxu period, there were Runrun, who had been a member of the Qinqiang School for many years. In the middle and late Guangxu period, there are Run Runzi, Yu Xi'er, Chen Yunong, Party Ganting, Zhao Jiemin, Li Yunting (hemp red), Liu Lijie (carpenter red), Wang Wenpeng and so on. Since the Xinhai Revolution, there have been famous clowns such as Ma Wenming, Su Zhemin and Su Yumin, and famous dancers such as Liu Zhenchang (who has the reputation of being "on a par" with Ouyang Yuqian), Wang Tianmin (who is known as "Northwest Meilanfang"), and Li Zhengmin (who is known as "the authentic Qin opera singer"). The Qinqiang authentic"), He Zhenzhong, Song Shanghua and so on. Famous net Tian De Nian and famous sushi He Jiayan, Geng Shanmin, Zhang Lockzhong, Liu Yuchong, Liu Yiping and so on. Especially the Qinqiang performing artists Chen Yunong, Wang Wenpeng, Dang Ganting, Li Zhengmin, Wang Tianmin, Liu Yuzhong, Guo Mingxia, as well as the original "Three Ideas Society" of the editor Li Yisheng, Su Zemin, etc., in the singing, performance, make-up and styling, etc., there are innovations.

Qinqiang originated from the folk songs and dances of ancient Shaanxi and Gansu, and grew up in Chang'an, the political, economic and cultural center of ancient China, and was gradually formed through the creations of the people through the generations, for since the Zhou Dynasty, Guanzhong area has been called "Qin", and Qinqiang got its name from this, and it is a fairly ancient type of drama. It is also known as "Bang Bang Cavity" because of the use of jujube wood clappers as the beating instrument, and is commonly known as "Arengangzi" because of the "indistinct" sound emitted by the clappers when they beat the clappers. The Qing dynasty's Li Tiao Yuan (李调元), in his "Rain Village Drama", said, "It is commonly rumored that the Qian's group, which was founded in Shaanxi, used the bang as a plate and the clapper as a plate. Beginning in Shaanxi, to bang for the board, the moon piano should be, there are also tight and slow, commonly known as bang bang cavity, Shu called the chaotic bomb."" The word "chaotic bomb" in China's opera cavity in the meaning of many, in the past had the Kunqu, outside of the high chamber of the theater are called "chaotic bomb", but also had the Beijing Opera known as the "chaotic bomb", there are some of the theater named chaotic bomb, such as Wenzhou chaotic bomb, Hebei chaotic bomb, will be more still used in the Qin cavity for the first, the main bangkang cavity system on the general term.

Qinqiang "formed in Qin, refined in Han, Changming in Tang, complete in Yuan, mature in Ming, broadcast in Qing, several derivations, a great spectacle," is quite an ancient type of theater, known as the ancestor of the Chinese opera, the Ming Dynasty Wanli (1573-1620 AD), "Lotus in the Pottery" Legendary Codex, there is a paragraph stating that the [Western Qinqiang two offenders] singing singing style, and are the top and bottom sentences of the The seven-character style indicates that the Qinqiang was not only formed at that time or before that time, but had also spread out to other places.

Because many of the Qinqiang's repertoire is the expression of China's history of anti-invasion wars, the struggle of loyalty and treachery, the fight against oppression and other major or interesting subjects, because the Qinqiang's music reflects the straight and cool, generous and righteous character of the people of Shaanxi-Gansu, and the simple and honest, hard-working and courageous folk, and the earlier (and probably the most) formed a more suitable for the expression of a variety of emotional changes of the plate cadence music system; coupled with the gradual development of the artists of the Qinqiang, it is the most suitable for the expression of a variety of emotional changes of the plate cadence music system; plus the Qinqiang artists. The system; plus Qinqiang artists gradually created a more complete set of performance skills, so the Qinqiang wherever they go, all to the different plays with different impact, and directly affect the formation and development of the various types of clapper chamber opera, became the originator of clapper chamber. In the Qing Dynasty, the Qin cavity flowed into Beijing, and directly affected the formation of Beijing opera.

The Qinqiang's heyday was during the Qianlong period (1736-1795), during which there were Qinqiang bans in many parts of the country, and only in Xi'an *** there were thirty-six Qinqiang bans, such as the Paofu Ban, the Jiangdong Ban, the Shuangzhai Ban, and the Jinxiu Ban, etc. The performances of the Qinqiang were plain and simple, with a strong sense of humor, and a strong sense of humor. The performance of Qinqiang is simple, rough, bold and exaggerated. Qinqiang singing is divided into two kinds: cheerful and bitter, with the former expressing cheerfulness and joy and the latter expressing sadness and desolation, and the music is colorful, beautiful and touching. The main instrument is the Banhu, with a thin and clear pronunciation. In the face (such as the Qin Shi Huang's gold-colored three tile flower face, with a word beard), body (such as trips, pulling the frame, carrying firewood, water, etc.), make-up (such as the change of the head for the head combing), stunts (spit fire, blowing fire, stilts), as well as the language of sound and rhyme (Qinqiang is a fourteen rhymes, within the sound of the voice), etc., have their own unique styles." Singing and roaring up" is known as one of the top ten oddities in Guanzhong. The roles are divided into four (Lao Sheng, Su Sheng, Xiao Sheng, young Sheng), six Dan (Lao Dan, Zheng Dan, Xiao Dan, Hua Dan, Wu Dan, Matchmaker Dan), two net (big net, Mao net), a clown, thirteen doors, also known as "thirteen head of the net".

The Qinqiang is popular in different areas and has developed into different genres: it is popular in the Weinan area in the eastern part of Guanzhong and is called East Road Qinqiang; it is popular in the Baoji area in the western part of Guanzhong and is called West Road Qinqiang; it is popular in Hanzhong and is called Han Tune Qinqiang; and it is popular in the area of Xi'an and is called Xian Chaobang (that is, the Middle Road Qinqiang). The Qinqiang of each road is influenced by local dialects and folk music, and there are slight differences in voice, singing, music and other aspects. In the past fifty years, the east, west and south of the Qinqiang are not developed, the Qinqiang in the middle of the road to take its place, in the entire northwest region are absolutely dominant.

The repertoire of Qinqiang is mostly based on the heroic legends or tragic stories such as "The Warring States", "The Three Kingdoms", "The Yang Family Generals" and "Speaking of Yue", as well as myths, folk tales and various public plays, with a repertoire of more than 10,000 books, and a rich repertoire that tops the list of more than 300 types of plays in China, but because of the age of the long, anonymous, according to current statistics, there are only about 4,700 survivors, and the repertoire is currently being lost at an alarming rate. Amazing speed continue to lose, if the relevant departments can not be effectively rescued, the people of all generations with the blood of the valuable cultural heritage will be lost forever in the world.