As for when the Bullfight performing chen first arose, and as to how it evolved from the whipping of the spring bull or from real fights between bulls, just as with other folk traditions there is no documentary record.
至於鬥牛陣起於何時，如何由鞭春牛的儀節，或真牛相鬥的活動，演化成表演節目，就和一般民間游藝一樣，並無文獻記載。