These people from all provinces of mainland China stuck together and initially had little social contact with the local community. Once their husbands had set off for work, many wives with time on their hands played mahjongg and helped popularize it on Taiwan.
這些來自大陸各省的人，自成聚落，與台灣當地社會還溝通不良時，他們最大的消遣便是麻將。許多太太在先生上班後無事可做，就開始打牌。