大约在二百多年前,闽南沿海农村每逢迎神赛会或喜庆节日,即由十几岁青少年扮演水浒故事中人物,跟着队伍游行,并在广场上摆出各种阵势(如长蛇阵、龙门阵、田螺阵等)或表演一些简单的武打套子,配以民间音乐和锣鼓,很受群众欢迎,俗称“宋江仔”。后来这种民间文娱形式逐渐搬上舞台演出,由成人扮演,人数也增多了,能够表演简单的故事情节,如《大名府》。因戏中的中心人物是宋江,又称为“宋江戏”。这时宋江戏的表演还很粗糙,内容也较简单。为满足群众的要求,艺人们又从梨园戏和木偶戏中吸收了一些剧目、表演动作和音乐曲调,不断丰富自己,进而发展为文武合演的 About two hundred years ago, the coastal villages in southern Fujian welcomed the God of Love or festivals in the countryside, that is, teens played the characters in the stories of the Water Margin, followed the ranks of the parade and displayed various positions in the square (such as the Long Snake Array, Longmen array, Tian Luo array, etc.) or perform some simple martial arts kit, together with folk music and percussion, very popular with the masses, commonly known as “Songjiang Tsai.” Later, this form of folk entertainment gradually moved onto the stage, played by adults and increased in number, capable of performing simple story lines such as Daming Fu. Because of the central character in the drama is Song Jiang, also known as “Song Jiang Opera.” At this time Songjiang opera performance is still very rough, the content is relatively simple. In order to meet the demands of the masses, the artists also absorbed some repertoire, performance movements and musical melodies from the Liyuan Opera and Puppet Show to constantly enrich themselves and further develop into a civil-military co-founders