Chinese Chess or Xiangqi is a variant of chess. Chinese
Chess might have the same ancestor, the old Indian Chaturanga,
as 'Western Chess'. Chaturanga is believed the oldest
form of chess, played around the 7th century after Christ.
 Chinese
Chess is the most popular game in the world. It is estimated
there are as many as half a billion people who know how
to play the game. Chinese Chess is a very popular game
in China. You often can see people play the game on street
using a large chess set. Some players may hit the board
hard at some moves to show his power. Since the pieces
are large (about 2 inches in diameter), the effect is
dramatic. They may also say or sing something to do the
trick. Usually there are a few people watching the game.
If they know both players (sometimes even they don't know
the players), they may point out some moves for one or
both players. To prevent the helpers to say anything during
a game, the players often remind them by saying 'watching
but not telling, a true gentleman'.
Chinese Chess is very easy to play, but the rules are
very different from 'Western Chess'. Once you know the
rules, you just need practice to get better like anything
else. The Internet is a good place to start since you
can always find somebody to play.
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