Xiangqi in English

The English word for Xiangqi is Chinese?chess.

Basic Information:

Xiangqi is a traditional Chinese chess puzzle game with a long history in China, belonging to the two-player antagonistic game, which has become an extremely popular and widespread chess activity due to the simplicity of the equipment and the high degree of fun. Chinese chess is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation.

Chess is mainly popular among Chinese people and countries in the Chinese character culture circle, and it is one of the 78 sports officially practiced in China. On June 7, 2008, Xiangqi was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.