Pei Kuan was considered important for young people to study in earlier times. The lack of entertainment, it was feared, could only lead to gambling and drinking for the impressionable youth of the day.
「古早時代沒什麼娛樂，富貴人家為了杜絕子弟嫖、賭、飲酒，便鼓勵他們學北管；一旦入迷，就沒工夫到外面。