It came to Taiwan from Fukien's Chuanchow, but its scope is not very large. With each troupe numbering no more than about ten pup pets, it is not possible to perform the complete dramas as played in Chuanchow, but just auspicious short works to thank heaven for its benevolence on important life occasions.
南系雖然出自泉州，但是規模不大，每團戲偶不過十多個，不像在泉州可以表演整本劇碼，只是在重要的生命禮俗中，以喜氣吉祥的短劇來答謝天恩。