Back in 1966, black-and-white television had just come to Taiwan. On Thursday afternoons as the theme to Taiwan Television's opera hour played, young and old would gather around the set. Everyone wanted to see the Tienma Opera Troupe and its young star, Yang Li-hua, perform moving tales of loyalty and devotion.
回到 41 年前（1966），黑白電視才剛進入台灣家庭中，每週四午飯時間，當台視歌仔戲的片頭音樂響起，老小觀眾立刻自動圍攏，專注地看著「天馬歌劇團」和當家小生楊麗花如何詮釋一齣齣忠孝節烈的感人劇情。