Foreigners take up mahjong in southwest China

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]

A group of foreigners have been learning the ancient Chinese game of mahjong in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu. 16 foreigners from the US, the UK, France and Spain have been taking lessons, in English, from a local doctor, with the foreign players learning the proper pronunciation for mahjong elements, including "bamboo" (for Tiáo), "dot" (for Tǒng) and "sparrow" (for Yāojī). [Photo: CGTN Weibo account]