Too much work not enough play?

http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754

I found this article to be very interesting while searching for the difference in play with American culture and the Chinese culture. I always heard that Chinese families are very traditional and pretty strict on their children because they want nothing but success for them. I think that Chinese families are very proud and want to reflect their success on other families to show them their pride. This article basically states that in the Chinese culture the word play is used very scarcely. In a sense that once you master a certain task or Ace a certain course then you become good at it, does becoming "good" at something mean you truly are having fun which leads to playing? I think that an open minded individual may be able to view their ways of life in this way. Although I can see how no playing as a child could be detrimental to social skills, children need interaction to learn from as well as book smarts.