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坤 kūn Earth

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Chinese Chess

The Chinese game of chess is rather different to the version used in the west. There are strong reasons to suppose that the Chinese game 象棋 Xiangqi or 'elephant game' is closer to the original form. The absence of a Queen piece and the strange rules for Cannons make this a more challenging game than the version played in the West.

China's name

Why do we call the country of China 'China'? It is not the name used by the Chinese people themselves. In fact there are a number of names used in the 'Middle Kingdom' that reflect the country's rich cultural and historic heritage.

A survey of Chinese literature

As both the book and printing were invented in China it is not surprising that Chinese literature has a long and distinguished history. There are a number of very famous novels from before the time of Shakespeare including The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin.

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