Later the number of operas began to proliferate, and the court prohibited opera performances on the 1st and 15th of every month, as well as on anniversaries of the emperor's ancestors.
後來戲班愈來愈多，且清廷規定齋日（每月初一、十五）及皇室忌日不能唱戲，戲班一年的「公休日」多達五、六十天。