In researching Taiwanese Opera, Lee learned of a Taiwanese Opera troupe that had been active until the 1950s, but then had disappeared. This was the Kung Yue Society. The Kung Yue Society had achieved many milestones, including the first film about Taiwanese Opera, Hsueh Ping-kui and Wang Pao-chuan, the establishment of locally run theaters, and short-term Taiwanese Opera camps.
於是她開始做歌仔戲的田野調查，發現 1950 年代，有一支現已消失的台灣歌仔戲團──「拱樂社」，曾創下許多歷史新紀錄：拍攝了首部歌仔戲電影《薛平貴與王寶釧》、劃下獨立台語片的時代里程碑，還設立完備的地方戲曲學校與短期戲曲補習班。