For people on Taiwan over fifty years of age, especially residents in the south, the attraction that captivated them most as children has got to have been shadow puppet plays.
「東華戲團要演濟公傳啦﹘﹘」話未說完，人已一溜煙的不見身影了，趕戲要緊哪！好戲開鑼了！對五十歲以上的台灣人，尤其是南部的居民，幼時最吸引他們的應該算是皮影戲了。要是再說起張德成的「東華皮影戲團」，那真是沒人不知，無人不曉。