For lack of opportunities to perform on stage in Mainland China, many Peking Opera artists who play supporting roles such as soldiers, servants and palace maids put on their stage costumes and rove about the tourist hotels, becoming a "side dish" to amuse the guests as they enjoy their drinks.
在大陸因為沒戲唱，許多跑龍套、唱宮女的京劇演員，穿著戲服，在觀光飯店走來走去，成了「下酒菜」。