When and where did mahjong originate?

Mahjong originated in China, and its history can be traced back to three or four thousand years ago. There are different opinions about the origin of mahjong in past dynasties. One is from the "Six Records" in the pre-Qin period, the other is from the horse brand (leaf brand), and the other is from the "fork sparrow" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army. In the long historical evolution, mahjong was basically formed in the middle of Qing Dynasty.

Mahjong is a fusion and evolution of various chess and card activities for thousands of years. From Daoguang in Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty, a set of 144 and 13 cards were formed.

A set of authentic mahjong tiles consists of six categories and 42 patterns, including 65,438+008 orderly tiles (including swastikas, cakes and strips), 65,438+06 wind tiles (namely, east, south, west and north), 65,438+02 wriggles (middle, hair and white) and flower tiles.

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Mahjong face:

1, tube plate: the tube represents a copper coin; From one tube to nine tubes, each tube has 4 sheets ***36 sheets. Some places are also called cakes, from one cake to nine cakes.

2. Wanzi cards: 1 10,000 represents 1 10,000 yuan, ranging from 1 10,000 to 90,000, each with 4 cards and ***36 cards.

3. Stripes: Stripes represent a string of copper coins. In the past, a hundred dollars, also known as "consistent money", ran through it; From article 1 to article 9, there are 4 pieces each and ***36 pieces.

4, arrow token: white in the middle, white represents the arrow target, hair represents archery, and the middle means hitting the red heart.

5. Wind vane: 4 in the east, 4 in the south, 4 in the west and 4 in the north, *** 16.

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