Among them, weiqi had been long established as a social activity among the gentry. Confucius himself endorsed it as a pastime: "Just eating all day and never using your mind, what good is there in that? Is it not better to play chess?
其中圍棋在唐朝之前已經成為士子間的社交活動，孔夫子也認為閒來下下圍棋，比吃飽了沒事幹發呆強：「飽食終日，無所用心，難矣哉！