Since the birth of mahjong in Qing dynasty (1644-1912) China, different versions of the game have developed around the world. The basic principles remain the same for the most part, but each version ...

Mahjong is an ancient Chinese game for four players that uses 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. For many, it's been considered a game played by older ladies, like bridge. But just ...

These are 'not your mama's mahjong' indeed. In place of evenly-spaced dots, bamboos and Chinese characters, painted on these unusual mahjong tiles are lightning bolts, leaves, Arabic numerals and… ...

Every Monday and Thursday afternoon in Bryant Park, one of most illustrious public places in downtown New York City, the clink of intricate tiles and ignited outbursts from drawing an unlucky piece ...

In this April 18, 2019, photo, Cheung Shun-king, 65-year-old mahjong game tiles maker, makes a tile in his shop in Kowloon's old neighborhood of Hong Kong. Hand-carved mahjong tiles is a dying art in ...