10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival kicks off in Xi'an

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 10th Qinqiang Opera Art Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2024. The festival kicked off here on Friday, where artists from 30 troupes will present 17 dramas and more than 120 zhezixi (episodes or the highlights of an opera) in 11 days.

Qinqiang Opera, a genre of traditional Chinese folk opera originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.), was added to the country's intangible heritage list in 2006. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)