At this time of year there is intense competition among different troupes--some of which are otherwise lackadaisical about live performance--to impress their audiences with new operas, costumes and scenery, and sometimes with guest appearances by top opera stars from Taiwan.
此外，包括平日演出懶散的戲班，也無不精神抖擻、卯足全力排演新戲，添購新戲服、佈景，好與其他劇團較量一番，有的還請來台灣的歌仔戲小旦客串助陣。