Although the examination system was abandoned at the end of the Ching dynasty, people continued to play the game right up into the 1930's and 40's. In any case, it shows the Chinese people's long history of chasing fame and fortune.
儘管中國清末就已廢除科學制度，這遊戲卻一直到民國廿、卅年都還有人玩，倒反映了中國人熱中功名的歷史。