Xifu Quzi, also known as "Xifu Qinqu", "Xifu Qingqu" and "Xiaoqudiao", is a kind of folk song spread among the Han people in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. It is a branch of Guanzhong Quzi. The performance forms of Xifu Quzi include stage play, puppet show, shadow play and singing. It is popular in Wugong, Fufeng, Qishan, Fengxiang and Baoji, and is an intangible cultural heritage protection project in Shaanxi Province. According to the artists, Xifu Quzi has a long history. In the Spring and Autumn Period, folk songs and ballads were circulated in the western part of Guanzhong, Shaanxi, such as the folk songs in "Qinfeng" and "Binfeng" in "The Book of Songs"; narrative poems such as "Shengmin" and "Gongliu" in Daya. It is said that during the reign of Qin Shihuang, Xifu Quzi was very popular; during the Tang Dynasty, it reached its heyday; in the folk storytelling art of the Northern Song Dynasty, the most eye-catching ones were Guzi Ci and Zhugongdiao, which all told stories with fixed tunes. The early Guzi Ci used the same tune repeatedly, and later gradually developed into "Chang Zhuan Ci", abbreviated as "Chang Zhuan", and its script was called "Zhuan Ci", which was a new form of storytelling that emerged in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Ducheng Jisheng" by Naide Weng of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded: "Chang Zhuan in the capital has Chanling and Chanda every day. The introduction and the ending are Chanling. After the introduction, only two cavities greet each other, and the one used in the cycle is Chanda." This kind of Chang Zhuan script did not spread in the Central Plains later. Among the palace tunes of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, only "Zui Luopo Chanling", "Dian Jiangchun Chanling" and "Shaobian Chanling" appeared, but it was difficult to distinguish the introduction and the ending, and they were all integrated with the Zhengsheng tune to form a new tune. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xifu Quzi had new developments. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, square dramas were popular in the mountainous areas in the west of Baoji. The performances mostly used daily movements or some performance movements of Xifu Qinqiang. In the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Meng Dengwa, an artist from the Sunjiayuan Quzi Troupe, raised funds to purchase a drama box and performed in Meixian. In 1921, 18 brothers in Majiang Township, Qishan, raised funds to establish the Xifu Quzi Troupe. The famous artist Li Yugui was called "Bangchuihong" by the masses. At the same time, Zhang Tiezhong and others from the Tiejiazhuang Quzi Club in Fengxiang County also successively put Quzi Opera on stage for performance. There are many famous artists in Quzi Troupes in various places. Most of these artists are called "three abilities", that is, they can play, play and sing. After the founding of New China, in 1956, the Baoji County Quzi Troupe put the play "Wang Ma Asks about Illness" on stage; subsequently, the Fengxiang County Troupe put "Zhang Hua Sells Concubine" on stage, which was welcomed by the masses. At the same time, they also created and performed Pingxian Quzi Operas such as "Mother and Daughter's Heart", "New Songs in the Melon Garden", and "Redeeming the Son-in-law", which promoted the reform and development of Xifu Quzi Opera. Xifu Quzi consists of three parts: Pingxian, Yuexian and Qupai. Pingxian's melody is elegant and gentle, with a strong folk song flavor; Yuexian's melody is high, bright, simple and smooth. Pingxian and Yuexian are sung at the same time, but Yuexian has evolved greatly and developed into the later Meihu Opera. The tunes of Xifu Quzi that are put on stage are mostly Pingxian tunes, but each type of tune has its own characteristics. Pingxian is composed of folk tunes, with about 40 tunes and more than 100 tracks. Its tunes are soft, delicate, euphemistic and pleasant, and are good at expressing life and love stories. Yuexian is a kind of linked tune, with more than 70 tunes and more than 400 tracks. The range of the singing is broad, high-spirited and generous. Qupai is used for accompaniment, with about 20 tracks. The masses praised the Xifu opera repertoire as "neither humble nor arrogant, with a combination of rigidity and flexibility, neither wild nor literary, and appreciated by both the refined and the popular". Its orchestra is mainly composed of sanxian, supplemented by flute, banhu, erhu, four-leaf tile, and small bell. Later, yangqin, suona and other instruments were added; after it was put on the stage, the martial arts field of Xifu Qinqiang was added. There are about 130 volumes (folds) of Xifu opera, with fresh and healthy content, and most of them are comedies. Frequently performed repertoires include "Ancient City Gathering", "Bo Ya Serving the Qin", "Heavenly Officials Retreat", "Drunken Writing of Heman", "Drunken Cursing of Lushan", etc. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)(No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)