The interesting thing was that gezai xi in Taiwan and the PRC is so alike yet noticeably different in every way, including vocal style and costumes, not to mention the life stories of the actors themselves. "Some things struck a very familiar chord, such as the gezai melodies, the use of Minnan [southern Fujianese] dialect, and the repertoire.
然而不論在唱腔、裝扮上，甚或藝人的一生傳奇，都可以發現兩岸歌仔戲既熟悉又陌生，一株開兩花，芳香各不同。