Why is Chinese mahjong becoming more popular in the United States?

The influx of Chinese mahjong into the United States also begins with Joseph Babcock, an American Jewish businessman, who brought mahjong to the United States and taught Americans how to play mahjong. The reason why it is getting more and more popular now is because mahjong is very playable and it is also in line with people's pursuit of life now.

While the United States was founded less than 300 years ago, the history of mahjong playing has been close to 100 years In 1920, Joseph Babcock, an American Jewish businessman, brought mahjong back to the United States and systematically introduced Chinese mahjong and its playing methods to Americans. He simplified the procedure of playing mahjong, wrote a book about mahjong playing and applied for copyright. This is the famous mahjong book Babcock Mahjong Rules in the overseas mahjong community. This complex and interesting game quickly set off a wave of enthusiasm in the United States, mahjong has since begun to enter the U.S. market on a large scale.

In 1922, the United States imported more than 130,000 pairs of mahjong, the price of each pair of up to 500 U.S. dollars, but was quickly snapped up, and now a good pair of mahjong is less than 100 U.S. dollars . By 1923, sales jumped to 1.5 million pairs, when 15 million people played mahjong in the U.S. In 1923, the New York Times ran an advertisement for mahjong, stating that a mahjong class was enrolling students for $10 per person. Now the American Mahjong Federation has 3.5 million members. They express a deep love for Chinese mahjong and feel bad if they don't play it every day. Heinz said mahjong played an important role in Chinatown in the 1920s and 1930s, becoming a "cultural link" between Chinese and local Americans.

Angel again analyzed the reasons for the rise of mahjong, which was fun, thoughtful and very much a group activity. A great reason to bring people together on a regular basis, mahjong is a great reason to do so. Chinese mahjong has spread to the United States and is loved by more people. The cultures of different countries learn from each other and blend together. Americans love to play mahjong, and we can also see that the United States takes mahjong very seriously. For the sake of fun, different rules will be changed, and I also hope to have something better to share with the people of the world.