Chinese chess in Zhangye

Trip through Qinghai / Gansu / Inner Mongolia with Martin.

We were stuck in Zhangye for 24h with nothing to do. But Martin had a great idea : let's sit down on the sidewalk and watch Chinese people playing this weird game ! That's how we learnt Chinese chess (xiangqi). I even played against them and got my ass kicked !

[This video is linked to my Picasa web album called "Qinghai - Gansu - Inner Mongolia". Check it out on http://picasaweb.google.com/charley.albums ]

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Gansu
• Zhangye
• voyage
• travel
• échecs
• chinois
• Chinese
• chess
• zhongguo
• xiangqi

[Gunnar00]

this game is awesome! Not so weird as regular chess. It actually makes sense (the king is in a palace, there is a river in the middle of the two armies, there is no ultra powerful QUEEN...) I love chess but Xiangqi is so much more poetic in my opinion. Awesome game!

[plaaitaekaat]

i wonder how many years has the set been used

[escalopia]

My hometown is in Zhangye and this scene is quite common there. I used to spent weekend afternoons watching people playing Chinese Chess on a street.

[jakrueg2pbg]

cool game!,check out "Relapse" 2-player board game by Jeffery A. Krueger

[doromamire]

I have a chess set, but I always play in my room.

[dajo99]

I live in Zhangye (teaching English) so I enjoyed the video. I've always liked the sight of the old men playing chess on the street, though I've never learned or taken part in it.