Opera and drums Wang Ah-tu's original name was Wang Kuei-chih. He was born in 1907 in Hsinchuang, where his father was a private teacher. Wang, however, had no interest in academic learning but a great interest in traditional opera.
「戲」與「鼓」王阿塗本名王桂枝，1907 年生於新莊，父親是私塾老師，但王阿塗對讀書興致缺缺，卻對傳統戲曲情有獨鍾。