The folk art was brought to southern Taiwan from Chaochou in Kwangtung province some two hundred years ago, and later became an indispensable part of rural festivities.
筧橋羊皮影則是南方的皮影戲，多數在清明節前後，或平常應喪家的邀請演出，用來酬應鬼神。至於台灣的皮影戲，是在兩百多年前，由廣東潮州一帶傳到台灣南部，主要活躍於鄉間，一直是鄉民節慶婚喪所不可缺少的節目之一。