A sentence on the internet tells the meaning of mahjong. What are the connotations of mahjong?

When did mahjong start, who invented it and how did it evolve? What is the relationship between Mahjong and China traditional culture, and what is its cultural background and charm?

One: The Origin of Mahjong This statement is the most mainstream statement about the origin of Mahjong. Mahjong cards, also known as sparrow cards and sparrow children's cards, originated in Taicang, Jiangsu Province. Food protection card? . According to relevant data, there was once a royal granary in Taicang County, Jiangsu Province, which hoarded rice for supply all the year round. South-to-North Water Diversion Grain Project? . Many natural birds suffer from food, and a lot of food is lost every year because of the pain of birds. In order to reward bird catchers and protect grain, officials in charge of granaries record the number of birds caught with bamboo pieces and pay them accordingly. Is this Taicang? Food protection card? . This card is engraved with various symbols and numbers, which can be watched and played, and can also be used as a voucher for exchanging bonuses. The games, symbols and appellations of this kind of food protection card are all related to bird catching.

2. As we all know, China's ancient philosophy is mainly represented by the Five Elements Theory, which holds that the world is composed of the most basic substances such as gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Their orientation is: the east, the gold in the west, the soldiers in the south, the water in the north and the Wuji land in China. The ancients in China thought that the universe was round, so? White skin? Representative? Send? On behalf of heaven? Send? It is above people, so hair represents the sky. ? Medium? It not only represents China soil in the five elements, but also represents heaven, earth and people? Sancai? People are here. That's true. Medium? The determination of * * makes the east, west, south, north, neutral sky (hair) and the earth (white skin) form a real sky circle, which is not the circle of the earth, but the circle of the universe.

Three: The three colors of mysterious mahjong cards implied in mahjong graphics, namely, ten thousand, cake and strip, respectively reflect the existing form of matter, and the numbers represent the quantity of matter. In China's ancient thought, 3 is the cardinal number and 9 is the extreme number, so there are 9 pieces of bread, bread and strip respectively. In addition to 5, 3, 9, 12 also played an important role in ancient culture. In our life, besides the five elements, five flavors, five zang-organs and five colors, there are many things related to 12, such as 12 zodiac, 12 hour and 12 month. This idea has also been fully reflected in mahjong. 144 is the square of 12, and 108 is also a multiple of 12. In addition, the mahjong rules stipulate that each person draws 13 cards, and 13 times 4 equals 52, which coincides with the rule that there are 52 weeks in a year.

4. The profound implication of card surface design. Considering the design of mahjong tiles, it is not difficult to find that in fact, the design of each tile in mahjong tiles has a certain meaning, which implies the demands of some China traditional culture. For example, eight flowers on a mahjong card. ? Spring, summer, autumn and winter? Is it a year? Four seasons? ,? Mei Lan Ju Zhu? Is that the flower? Four gentlemen? . ? May? It means nobility and pride. Lan? Represents elegance and ethereal. Bamboo? It symbolizes modesty and restraint. Chrysanthemum symbolizes Leng Yan's chastity, shows people's perception of time order and the meaning of life, and is also a yearning for a certain aesthetic personality realm, becoming a symbol of China people's feelings and wishes. And then what? Medium fat and white? What do three cards mean? Zhongzheng? . For another example, the seven winds on the mahjong board. ? Southeast, northwest? Is it heaven and earth? Hong Zhong? Probably? Zhongzheng Renhe? 、? Happiness and peace? It means. Qingfa? Maybe it's more than that? Developed? 、? Congratulations on getting rich? Could this morality also be entrusted to others? Evergreen seasons? Desire, as for it? Whiteboard? , is there? Pure? Meaning, and contains the Taoist culture? Do nothing? The profound meaning of. In fact, these patterns are not so much the crystallization of designers' wisdom as the natural expression of China people's unique aesthetic ideas and traditional culture.

Mahjong is an important part of China traditional culture, and its unique value is a national treasure. Playing mahjong is actually a popular healthy entertainment.