What's more, "because Taiwan was occupied by a foreign power, many ketzai booklets probe history," says collector Chen chien-ming. After the retrocession of Taiwan, most ketzai booklets turned to tales of true love or the odd and unusual.
此外，「由於台灣遭受異族統治，探索歷史的歌仔冊特別多；光復後，則以趣味性題材和追求自由戀愛的歌仔冊為主」，歌仔冊收藏者陳健銘表示。