{"id":7928,"date":"2012-09-10T12:22:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=7928"},"modified":"2012-09-07T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T16:39:08","slug":"chinese-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What's going on over there?!<\/p><\/div>\n

While strolling the streets of any Chinese city, it’s not uncommon to find crowds of people huddled around a table, watching the action unfold intently. You find yourself wondering, “What exactly are they so focused on?” Becoming yourself, you slowly creep up to take a peek, even though you’re just a tiny bit worried that your \u8001\u5916 status will make you stand out like a sore thumb. Surprisingly, no one so much as bats an eye at you, as they are simply that caught up in the goings on in front of them. When you finally get close enough to see what all the fuss is about, you find a couple of Chinese guys sucking down cigarettes while they play an intense board or card game. Games are all the rage in China, and this type of street-side action is a huge part of Chinese culture. In order to help you better understand what’s going on, today I’m going to introduce some of China’s most popular games:<\/p>\n

Mahjong <\/strong>(\u9ebb\u5c06 – m\u00e1 ji\u00e0ng)<\/h1>\n

This is without a doubt the most popular game in China. You’ll find people playing it in the street and in parks, and you’ll even find plenty of mahjong parlors. It’s played with four people, and is a game of strategy with a little bit of chance. One myth about mahjong suggests that the Great Sage himself, Confucius, developed this game way back around 500 BC.<\/p>\n