Was there mahjong in ancient times?

When everyone is happy, it is called hanging a horse.

Mahjong is the quintessence of China. People in China generally call it eight laps or swimming on the table. Recently, more medical research has been completed.

Now playing mahjong for the elderly can prevent Alzheimer's disease. There is no denying that mahjong is a game that you can't play by yourself.

Art, but do you know the origin of mahjong?

Mahjong's real name should be "Mojiang", which refers to the hero of Water Margin 108. Legend has it that there was a man named Wan Bingtiao at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty.

I admire Shi Naian's Liangshan hero very much. I want the dignitaries to know the story of Water Margin, so as to love and protect the people.

Therefore, people invented mahjong and brought the heroes of the Water Margin into this game.

Based on 108 mahjong tiles, 108 heroes are vividly represented. For example, nine cards are called "Nine Dragons" and two cards are called "Nine Dragons".

"Hu", called "black whirlwind" jy. The reason why we divide bowls, cakes and strips is to take our own names.

Homonym of. There are four cards in each class from one to nine, which is exactly 108. Chapter 108 Liangshan is gathered from all directions, so it is added.

East, west, south, north and afternoon are 20 cards, each with four cards. These heroes are rich and poor, and more.

"Fa" and "Bai" are metaphors of wealth and poverty. Plus eight cards, the total is 136 cards.

Later, various cards were added, and the whole deck was 144 cards. There is also a folk joke, playing mahjong from east to west to south with the square table.

The four directions in the north also refer to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, with thirteen cards for each person, because there are thirteen weeks in a season. Four seasons plus fifty-two seasons

A week, a total of 364 days, plus the winning day, represents the last day of the year, a total of 365 days, just one day.

Year. This is another funny story.

According to historical research, mahjong should have originated in the Ming Dynasty, which was called "Ye Zi Xi" in ancient times and was born in

1895

Mahjong was introduced to the west in, and it is one of the most popular games in China and even in the world. Mahjong, also known as sparrow, is found in Guangdong, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Japan.

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Zhang's different rules and ways of playing