How many pieces are there in a standard China chess game?

Thirty-two chess pieces * * * are divided into two groups, red and black, with sixteen pieces in each group, one for each player. Arms are the same and can be divided into seven types:

Red: Red has a handsome man, two officers, two photographers, two chariots, two horses and five soldiers.

Black: Black has a general, two men, two elephants, two cars, two horses and five cannons.

Yijing and chess

1. There are two versions of the origin of China chess. One was introduced by Fuxi and innate gossip, and the other was introduced by Han Xin. In any case, China's chess thought originated from the Book of Changes, which is closely related to the Taiji Eight Diagrams. It can be said that China's chess is Tai Chi Eight Diagrams.

2, chess, commonly known as elephant, elephant, chess. From the perspective of imagery to Taoism, that is, from the perspective of imagery, it is the name of China's chess.