History about Mahjong.. hehe

Yesterday after a run, instead of sleeping, i went to my fren's house to play mahjong and surprisingly.. this is my first time to have NO WIN NO LOSE.. haha.. DRAW sia... yawns.. played until this morning 4am.. then went to Mac for a very early breakfast.. haha.. really early..

anyway.. i suddenly got a sudden urge to find out more about MAHJONG.. this super duper game.. and this is what i have found...


One of the myths (probably originates from the West) regarding the origin of Mahjong suggests that Confucius[1] (so its related to KONG FU ZI also.. hehe) the great Chinese philosopher had developed the game about 500 BC. The appearance of the game in various Chinese provinces coincides with Confucius' travels at the time he was teaching his new doctrines. The three dragon {Cardinal) tiles also agree with the three Cardinal virtues bequeathed by Confucius. Chung the Red, Fa the Green, Pang the White represent Benevolence, Sincerity, and Filial piety respectively. Confucius was said to be fond of birds, which would explain the name "Mahjong" (hemp bird).

Terms used in the play of the game Pong, Chee and Kong also give evidence to this theory. Confucius was of the Kong family his full name being Kong-Fu-Tze, he married a girl named Che and adopted the term Chee meaning 'to connect' which occidentals corrupted into Chow". (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong) This site also teach you how to play lei.. haha..