When the Sung Chiang troupe goes into formation, village to village, no matter what, they don't want to be shown up by other troupes. They often square-off lineups and arouse conflict, "said artist Hsieh Nao-chih, who received the nation's Arts Heritage Award in 1986.
宋江陣出陣，莊對莊輸人不輸陣，常會互相『咬陣』起衝突」，曾獲民國七十五年薪傳獎的藝人謝鬧枝表示。