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Mahjong: Police clamp down on China's most loved game
This led to shock and outrage with many calling the strategic, tile-based game the "quintessence of Chinese culture". Police then clarified that only unlicensed parlours would be shut. It comes ...
Different Mahjong versions, from the classical Chinese game to American mahjong, with its joker tiles, and Japanese riichi
On top of the basic tiles used in Chinese classical and Hong Kong mahjong, the riichi style sprinkles in bonus tiles called ...
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Mahjong Can Spark A Fit
A study in the Hong Kong Medical Journal reports that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game of mahjong. A study in the Hong Kong Medical Journal reports that epilepsy can be induced by ...
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Hong Kong dying trade: 70-year-old mahjong carver struggling to keep the art of traditional handcrafted tiles alive
Hand carving playing tiles for the popular Chinese game used to be a source of income for many, but the introduction of much cheaper machine-made sets whittled away at their customer base and ...