Irrepressible In Meizhou Island's Putian City (equivalent in size to a county in Taiwan), besides the official Puxian drama troupe, there are as many as 100 private "straw stage troupes" that specialize in performing religious dramas.
在湄洲島所屬的莆田市（相當於台灣的縣），除了公立的莆仙戲班，還有將近百來個專演酬神戲的草台班。