It is only in China that the board game is among the prominent activities of the aristocracy, and Weiqi is still the most insidiously complex game faced by modern mathematical analysis. Tile-based games using dominoes rose in prominence through the gambling of traders, while games like Weiqi are unique to the country alone. It is a fact that the playing card originated in China, while the country is also considered one of the primary starting points in the evolution of Modern Chess. Modern games often come from much older ancestors. The earliest Chinese board games were first played over two thousand years ago. From Chinese emperors to commoners, games were a part of education, culture, entertainment, and even military strategy.
Board and Card games have a long history in China.