chinese opera of xian shaanxi china. Qinqiang 秦腔 奪錦樓

西安藝俗社 xian yisushe
李淑芳演出 performer： Ms. Li shufang

Qinqiang (秦腔, pinyin: Qínqiāng) or Luantan (亂彈, pinyin: Luàntán) is the representative folk Chinese opera of the northwest Province of Shaanxi, China, where it was called Qin thousands of years ago. Its melodies were originated from the rural areas of ancient Shaanxi and Gansu.

It uses Bangzi as an instrument, as it is called Bangzi opera. Bangzi tune is the oldest, most affluent opera tune in China's Four Great Characteristic Melodies. Qinqiang is the representative of the Bangzi opera and the most important origin of other Bangzi operas.
There are 13 kinds of characters in Qinqiang including four kinds of "Sheng" (生, male)(老生、須生、小生、幼生), six kinds of "Dan" (旦, female)(老旦、正旦、小旦、花旦、武旦、媒旦), two kinds of "Jing" (淨, painted face male)(大淨、毛淨) and one kind of "Chou" (丑, Clown), also knowns as " 13 Tou Wangzi" (十三頭網子).

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• shaanxi
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• Qinqiang
• 秦腔

[paramsaram]

Thank you so much for posting Xian opera which i listened on radio months ago. since then i was always looking for some on youtube. now i finally knew it's called Shaanxi opera. thanks, once again!!

[jshcksim]

Very good Shaanxi opera. Rarely seen.

Thanks for posting!