The earliest Qin opera music depicted travelers.

The earliest Qin opera music "Ranger Map": "Qin Wang Broken Array Music".

Shaanxi Opera, also known as "Bangzi Opera" and "Shaanxi Bangzi Opera", is one of the oldest operas of Han nationality in China, which started in the Western Zhou Dynasty and originated in Xifu [the core areas are Qishan (Xiqi) and Fengxiang (Yongcheng) in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province]. Mature in the Qin dynasty. One of the national intangible cultural heritages.

Shaanxi and Gansu belonged to Qin in ancient times, so they were called "Qin Opera". Because early Qin opera performances were often accompanied by jujube bangzi, it was also called "Bangzi Opera".

After the formation of Shaanxi Opera, it spread all over the country. Because of its mature and complete performance system, it has had different degrees of influence on local operas, and directly affected Bangzi Opera to become the ancestor of Bangzi Opera. The performance skills of Shaanxi Opera are simple, rough, bold and exaggerated, full of life flavor and rich in skills.

The emergence and development of Shaanxi Opera has a profound historical origin and a heavy cultural background. At every stage of the development and dissemination of Shaanxi Opera, it has a unique cultural background and is deeply branded with a distinctive mark of the times.

Shaanxi opera is a folk song and dance of Han nationality, which originated in ancient Shaanxi and Gansu. It grew up in Chang 'an, the ancient political, economic and cultural center of China, and gradually formed through the creation of several generations.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, Guanzhong area has been called "Qin", hence the name of Qin Opera. Because jujube bangzi is used as a percussion instrument, it is also called bangzi cavity, and because it makes a "dreamy" sound when hitting, it is commonly known as "bangzi".

Li, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in his play Rain Village: "According to legend, the Qian family has hundreds of books, which is quite impressive. It started in Shaanxi, with the drum beating as the board, and Qin Yue responded. It is tight and slow, and it is called bangzi cavity, which is called playing indiscriminately. "

The word "strumming" has many meanings in China opera tune. In the past, all operas except Kunqu opera and high-pitched tune were called "random play", and some operas were called "random play". Some operas are named after zaju, such as Wenzhou Zaju and Hebei Zaju, which are still regarded as the general name of the Bangzi tune system dominated by Shaanxi opera.