Jun 7, 2014
秦腔 - Shanxi opera
Most forms of Chinese Opera owe their singing and acting styles, some of their melodies, and their plot-lines to the musically fertile Shanxi province, with its thousand-year-old Qinqiang or Luantan folk melodies. This ancient form of art first appeared in the Yellow River Valley during the Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C., and was popularized at the Imperial Court at Chang'an (modern-day Xian) during the Tang Era, 618-907 A.D.