Mahjong, originated in China, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and southern Fujian, commonly known as sparrow, a game played by Chinese ancients, entertainment equipment, small long squares made of bamboo, bone or plastic, engraved with patterns or lettering, each of the northern mahjong 136, the southern mahjong has eight more flower cards, which are spring, summer, autumn and winter, and plum brocade, totaling 144.
The four-person domino game is popular in the Chinese cultural circle.
At the same time as the horse hanging cards prevailed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a kind of entertainment equipment called "cards" was derived from the horse tag. There are 60 cards at the beginning. When playing cards, the four people take ten cards first, and then draw cards and play cards in turn. A family plays a card, and two or even three of them simultaneously inform that the winner is the winner. These cards and games are much like today's mahjong tiles. This kind of card is always silent during the playing process, so it is called the silent card.
In April 2017, the International Intelligence Movement Alliance announced that Mahjong officially became a world intellectual sports program.