Such questions are not a matter of concern for Chen Geng, head of the Xiamen Taiwan Arts Institute: "China has had many wonderful types of entertainment in the past that eventually disappeared. Some of the most popular performing arts of the Yuan and Ming dynasties are gone now.
對於歌仔戲是否將走向末路，廈門市台灣藝術研究所所長陳耕並不急著救亡圖存，他表示：「中國過去精彩的明傳奇、元雜劇不都消失了。