Later, Ton Chin Men Hua Lu recorded that during the time of Emperor Hui of the Sung Dynasty, shadow puppet theaters were set up for emperors and noblemen.
初期的灤州影稱為「宣卷」，脫胎於宋人的講史，只有講說，沒有影像，音樂伴奏也只用木魚，就像說書似的。