Pai adapted his story to the stage in 1982. He then made a splash and stirred the interest of Taiwan's literary circles in Kun Opera in 1992 by inviting Kun Opera star Hua Wenyi to Taiwan to perform an abridged three-hour version of The Peony Pavilion.
接著白先勇先是在一九八二年，將小說〈遊園驚夢〉搬上舞台，九二年，他更邀請崑曲名家華文漪來台演出三小時的《牡丹亭》，轟動一時，掀起台灣文藝界的崑曲熱潮。