The storytelling and performing of musical comedies in Song Dynasty entertainment districts, and the early puppet shows on the streets of Taiwan (in which the traveling performers had to both act and play the musical accompaniment) are classic examples of busking in Chinese societies.
回看華人社會，不論是中國宋代以來在「勾欄瓦肆」說書、演雜劇的民間藝人，或是台灣早期的「落地掃」（即歌仔戲的前身，沒有正式舞台，演員身兼表演和樂器演奏，走到哪演到哪），都可視為街頭賣藝的典型。