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The earliest written reference of the game is usually taken to be the historical annal Zuo Zhuan ( c. 4th century BC ), referring to a historical event of 548 BC.

It is also mentioned in Book XVII of the Analects of Confucius and in two of the books of Mencius ( c. 3rd century BC ).

In all of these works, the game is referred to as ().