Opera, which is popular in Gansu, Shaanxi Province, mainly consists of myths, folk stories and various case-solving dramas. Among them, the well-known tracks are Spring and Autumn Pen, The Treasure of Harmony, Yuanyang Quilt, Shooting the Nine Suns, Crying at the Great Wall, Cutting Dong Zhuo, The Legend of the White Snake, The Vatican Palace, The Iron Rooster, and The Three Mothers' Godsons, etc.
Qin opera originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty and is one of the oldest plays in China. In ancient times, Shaanxi and Gansu belonged to the State of Qin, so it was called Shaanxi Opera. Because when the Qin Opera first started performing, it was often accompanied by jujube bangzi, so it was also called Bangzi Opera by many people. About its origin is about the pre-Qin period, but there are many opinions about its formal formation, which are mainly divided into three types, namely pre-Qin, Tang Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.
It is said that after Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, became emperor, he set up a pear garden dedicated to singing court music. At that time, Li Guinian, a musician in the pear garden, wrote "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Array" with the so-called Qin accent. This is also one of the earliest Qin opera music in history. As for the records of Qin opera in the pre-Qin period, due to the long history, the relevant documents are basically lost, so it is natural to know whether they have been formed.
Some people think that the Qin Opera in the Tang Dynasty was relatively simple at first, and then it began to improve from content to form under the influence of Song Ci. It was not until the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty that the present Qin Opera was finally formed. Therefore, the earliest Shaanxi opera can only be regarded as the initial stage of its development, and not many people know it, so its development is relatively slow and it has not been formally formed at all. Therefore, they think that the real Shaanxi opera is the one that became popular all over the country during Jiajing period and has a complete catalogue and performance system, so its formal formation should be counted from the Ming Dynasty, not the pre-Qin or Tang Dynasty.
But in any case, as one of the oldest dramas in China, Shaanxi Opera has finally been handed down. Although not many people know this now, it is still a traditional culture in China.