In the Qing dynasty, the Er Huang tunes which were spreading through Jiangxi and Anhui Provinces and the Xi Pi melodies which were popular in Hubei Province began to gradually come together into the Pi Huang style.
話說清朝初年，流傳在湖北、安徽、的二黃腔和流傳陝西的西皮腔逐漸合流，稱為「皮黃」。