Sitting on a swing right under the stage, watching the young actresses putting on their makeup while the actors cook up some food backstage, one gets a real feeling for why Taiwanese Opera has earned a special place in the hearts of many locals and become part of the collective memory of the Taiwanese people.
在戲臺下盪鞦韆，看著小旦對鏡化妝，小生在後台炒菜，成為許多人心中最溫暖的一個角落，也是進入傳統文化的重要窗口，她的絕代風華、起起落落，更是台灣人共有的集體記憶。