It originated in the countryside of Wuxiang and is popular in Wuxiang, Xiangyuan, Yushe, Zuoquan, Taigu, Yuci and other counties. It has a history of more than 200 years. Legend has it that Wuxiang Qinshu was created by artists who combined Guer tune with Yinggeliu, a Central Plains tune, and absorbed local ditties. Artists call it "nine tunes and eighteen tunes, seventy-two hums". Initially, the singing was performed with two people in one position, using octagonal drums to beat the festival, accompanied by muhu, and singing an auspicious poem to beg for food.

In the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, blind artists began to sit down and speak in large volumes, and the number increased to six or seven people per session. During the Anti-Japanese War, Wuxiang County organized a propaganda team for the blind. In order to enhance the atmosphere of the anti-Japanese literature, the artists inherited the technique of playing seven percussion instruments from the large blackboard artists of the Xianfeng period, which was then called Wuxiang Drum Book. Folk artists are diligent in exploration and good at absorbing the strengths of others, and have made great contributions to local Han folk music and folk arts. Wuxiang Qinshu later created Qiqiang, Duoban, Huangqiang, etc. The new titles sung include jokes about "Xi'an Incident" and "Rent and Interest Reduction".

During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, in order to participate in the cause of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the People's Liberation War, Gushu artists composed hundreds of new pieces and performed them in various places. They were awarded many times by the people's government and emerged. Dozens of model artists have contributed to the revolutionary cause.

After the founding of New China, blind artists canceled percussion instruments and used Yueqin made above as accompaniment, which was called Wuxiang Qinshu. Qiban in music singing is composed of lining tunes and phrases composed of dialect vocabulary and Liutiao melody, which is full of local characteristics. Traditional books include "Hujia Jiang", "Bao Gongan", etc.