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Game of Mahjong: A hit in US culture

By Zhang Ruinan, Kong Wenzheng | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-07-02 03:11
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Mahjong, a tile game originated in China over a thousand years ago, is becoming a hit in New York City with simplified rules made for the Americans. The game was the sixth-biggest export from China in the 1920s, and it has played an important role in the enriching of modern American culture.

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