Abstract:

With the prevalence of“playing mahjong”，many scholars have expressed their concerns and advised that the
government should take due measures to stop the“Mahjong Trend”from causing negative impacts. Through questionnaire
surveys on mahjong players in Nanchong city，the author analyzed the data collected with SPSS 15.0. The results show that
“Playing mahjong”is prevailing because most citizens are apt to regard it as a form of pastime；“playing mahjong”doesn’t
have as bad effects on the citizens’life as some scholars have worried；the vast majority of citizens can make the right choice
between“playing mahjong”and living the normal life. Therefore we can come to the conclusion that it is not necessary to
put“playing mahjong”under full government governance. The government should not interfere in people’s playing mahjong
unless they commit mahjong gambling.

Key words: &ldquo, playing mahjong&rdquo, ；social problems；government governance；pastime；chess games