秦腔 Traditional form: 秦腔 Pinyin (reading): Qínqiāng Definitions: Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music Shaanxi opera Characters: 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China) 腔 - chest cavity; a hollow in the body Traditional characters: 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China) 腔 - chest cavity; a hollow in the body