On the move In 1945 the Japanese forces surrendered, and in celebration Taiwanese hired opera troupes to reward the gods with performances. Freed from Japanese military suppression, more than 300 Taiwanese Opera troupes formed in just one year. Four years later there were over 500.
十日徙東，十日徙西 1945 年，日軍投降，台灣人紛紛請戲酬神，歌仔戲團在脫離日軍壓制後，又恢復蓬勃氣象，短短一年就組了三百多團，4 年後更增至五百多團。