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Who invented the noble art of playing cards and the country in which it originated.

Playing cards have had a history of change for centuries. The earliest Western playing cards were imported from Asia to Europe during the Crusades in the 13th century, and at that time there were only Chinese playing cards in Asia, so the development of Western playing cards had something to do with the spread of the Chinese mah-jongg cards outward. In the 16th century, the West popularized a kind of card called "winning cards", which evolved into a bridge-like Whist card game in the early 17th century, popular in London, England and the Netherlands, in 1894, in London, England, clubs in the generation of bridge, this bridge and then evolved is now playing cards. The design of playing cards, as a kind of Western cards, also contains endless learning. It is designed according to the calendar, in a sense, poker can be said to be the epitome of the calendar. The 52 cards in a deck of poker are the main cards, indicating that there are 52 weeks in a year; the two cards are the side cards, with the king representing the sun and the king representing the moon. Since there are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter, they are also represented by four suits: spades, hearts, straw flowers and diamonds. The red hearts and diamonds represent day; the black spades and straw flowers represent night. There are 13 weeks in each quarter***, so each suit is 13 cards; each quarter is about 91 days, and the points of the 13 cards add up to 91. There are 12 cards in the K, Q and J***, which not only indicate 12 months, but also the 12 constellations that pass through the sun in a year. In the earliest days, playing cards were used as divination tools. The four colors of playing cards had different meanings at that time. "The black pattern of spades represented olive leaves, which meant peace. The "Hearts" are in the shape of a heart, which symbolizes wisdom and love. The black trefoil of the "plum blossom" is derived from the clover, which rarely has four petals. European and American customs believe that whoever finds a four-petaled clover will be "lucky", so the clover represents happiness. The prismatic "square" represents the shape of a diamond, which means wealth.