These guardians of women and children sport colorful fengxian (literally, "phoenix fairy") costumes and masks as they carry umbrellas in their left hands and fans in their right hands. These graceful, swaying figures are actually all played by men. Only two troupes still exist in Taiwan, one each in Hsinying and Matou, both in Tainan County.
扮演著嬰兒及婦女守護神角色的婆姐，身穿彩豔鳳仙裝、頭戴婆姐面具，左手撐傘、右手拿扇，看上去搖曳生姿，其實清一色是由男性扮成，目前台灣也僅在台南新營及麻豆各有一團。