Ritual opera

In Guangdong, it is mostly called Shen Gong Xi(神功戲), and in China, in the north, it is mostly called She Xi社戏 (the word "She" in the word "She Xi" refers to the place where the Sheshen was worshiped in the old days, and there is another saying that the word "She" was a small unit in the ancient region, and the drama was performed in the She, which was called She drama[1]）[a]。On birthdays, where this form of opera is played, are those of the gods: Xuanwu, Guan Yu, Dragon King, Mazu, Shanshen, City God, and Tudigong.

On stage, they will dress up as gods and goddesses and portray well-known Chinese mythological stories through song, dance, and acrobatics.

In mainland China, the performance of Shinto plays is based on the region's popular theater genres.

During the Northern Song dynasty, temple plays were widely held in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River as "puppet plays", and when they were staged, the audience was "full of laughter and talk, and the villagers gathered to watch and drink wine, and were drunk and beaten".

[4] The custom of She drama has been passed down for many years, and the celebration of She drama is very rich, as seen in "The Day of the She", written by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Kai, and "Spring She (and)", written by the Song dynasty poet Lu You.