Beiguan is a music genre and a form of popular culture often heard in traditional feasts like weddings and funerals. It was by chance that Mr. Jiang Jen-Ji from an amateur club, founded “Zhen-Li-Yuan” or the Beiguan Professional group in Shijia, Taichung in order to revive the spirit of Li Yuan, Despite of the inheritance of the old club historical relic, performance, taboo, and the Beiguan technique. This paper has made a comparison between “Zhen-Li-Yuan” in Shijia, Taichung and “ Li-Chuen-Yuan” in Changhwa based on the Ritual Refined songs. It has found a possible origin connection between the two.

This study is composed of three parts. The first part describes the buildings and historical development as well as the background of the club, including the development of the Beiguan professional gtoup or Zhen-Li-Yuan, which consists of family members. There are also records of competition with Beiguan Xhan Yuan faction in the Central Taiwan district. The second part discusses the various instruments and cultural relics from “Zhen-Li-Yuan” and explores the link to its former club along with the change and development that occurred due to market demand. The last part details performances/events, club taboos and ceremonies in the development of “Zhen-Li-Yuan”, which are closely related to folk culture and religious taboos. This study has found a symbolic significance in many taboos relating to “Zhen-Li-Yuan”, and some of these led to a cohesive integration of the group and management of its members. Through comparing, “Fuyangge” and “Xingshimi”, the performance documentations of these two Ritual Refined songs from Zhen-Li-Yuan and Li-Chuen-Yuan, we could find a possible relationship of transmission from master to disciple between these two clubs. It is hoped that this study may provide future researchers with a more comprehensive understanding of Shijia, Taichung’s “Zhen-Li-Yuan” and attract wider attention to Beiguan art in order to revitalize Beiguan culture.