the three Dragons (red 中, green 發 and white 白) (four of each dragon).the four flowers (plum 梅, orchid 蘭, chrysanthemum 菊, bamboo 竹) Unique tiles that function as a set.the four seasons (Spring 春, Summer 夏, Autumn 秋 and Winter 冬) Unique tiles that function as a set.the four winds (East 東, South 南, West 西 and North 北) (four tiles for each wind).Note: The numbers are usually written in Chinese numerals.myriad) (nine values, with four tiles of each number) characters or craks (萬 pinyin: wan4 lit.Note: The one of bamboos is often depicted as a bird.rope) (nine values, with four tiles of each number) copper) (nine values, with four tiles of each number) circles or coins or dots (銅 pinyin: tong2 lit.They can be categorized by suit as follows: In Japan most of the electronic arcade versions feature stripping women.Ī Mahjong "set" is usually composed of 144 tiles. In Japan, there is a much greater emphasis on gambling, and the gender of the players is much less divided. Today, the popularity and demographic of players of Mahjong differs greatly from country to country. Part of Mahjong nights in America were to decorate rooms in Chinese style and dress like Chinese (see Bill Bryson's Made in America, Chapter 16). ![]() The game was a sensation in America when it was imported from China in the 1920s. ![]() By 1910, there were written accounts in many languages including French and Japanese. This is the first known written account of Mahjong in any language other than Chinese. Another theory is that a noble living in the Shanghai area created the game between 18.īy 1895, an American anthropologist named Stewart Cullin wrote a paper in which Mahjong was mentioned. One theory is that Chinese army officers serving during the Tai Ping Rebellion created the game to pass the time. There is still a healthy debate about to whom the creation of the game should be attributed. Mahjong is thought to have evolved from existing Chinese card and domino games sometime around 1850.
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