In fact, though, folk opera springs from many diverse sources of origin, and Ou-yang Chu is by no means the true originator of the genre. Nevertheless, a knowledge of his activities at that period does help give researchers a better insight into early Taiwanese folk opera.
其實戲曲的起源是多元性的，查出姓名的歐來助不一定就是歌仔戲姑祖，但是歐來助當年活動的狀況，卻有助於研究者瞭解早期歌仔戲活動情景。