Later the mainland fell under the control of the Communist Party, and the societies on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait developed in isolation from each other for close to 50 years. Now, after theater reforms and the impact of the Cultural Revolution, we find that gezai xi in Taiwan and mainland China have diverged in some ways.
大陸淪陷之後，歷經戲改、文革，五十年來不同的文化生態，台灣歌仔戲與大陸薌劇這一對失散半世紀的姊妹花，同台相看，各自展現了獨特的風情與面貌。