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Written by Bessie Ng   
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Article Index
The New Ways of Mahjong in Hong Kong
Traditional Mahjong Parlors Face Extinction
Amusing Mahjong Therapy for the Elderly
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Chinese Mahjong Tiles
The game of mah jong was originally a variation of the Chinese chess. It was the invention of the last emperor of the Shang dynasty 3000 years ago. By the Tang dynasty (618 - 907 BC), mah jong had evolved into a game of dice and bamboo sticks played by rules similar to western game of dominos. It was not until the early Qing Dynasty that the game became what-it-is known as today. The first mah jong tiles were made with bone and bamboo.

 

 

Now several centuries later in 2009, Hong Kong people remain as obsessed as ever with the game of mah jong. And with more and more youngsters taking to the tiles, the mah jong industry is undergoing an evolution.

Bessie Ng reports on how the young and old spend their past-time with a game of Mahjong.

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