For a long time, everyone believed that Taiwanese Opera made its mainland China debut in 1928 when the San Yue Opera Troupe went to perform at a religious event in a village in Fujian called Baijiao. While en route the troupe performed for three days in Xiamen and, as the story goes, went on from there to become a big hit in Xiamen and beyond.
過去有關台灣歌仔回傳福建的記載，都以一九二八年台灣歌仔戲團「三樂軒」回大陸白礁進香，途中在廈門演出三天，為大陸歌仔戲的發端。