Because string puppet theater is especially ceremonial in nature, it was considered distinct from other forms of puppet theater (hand and shadow puppet theater), which were regarded as "minor theater."
由於傀儡戲特殊的儀式性，因此有別於其他被稱為小戲的偶戲，它的位階甚至高於人所演的歌仔戲、北管戲等大戲。