The story "Wang Zhi and the Rotten Axe-Handle," in Shu Yi Ji (Tales of the Extraordinary) recounts how Wang Zhi of the Jin dynasty goes into the Shishi Mountains in Xin'an Prefecture to cut wood and sees a group of young boys playing chess, singing as they play.
六朝《述異記》裡，「王質爛柯」的故事，說晉人王質進入信安郡石室山伐木，見到幾個童子，手裡忙著下棋，嘴上還唱著歌。