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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lifestyle
Divya Gopalan

Mahjong a dying cultural icon in Hong Kong

Mahjong a dying cultural icon in Hong Kong

In days gone by, the holiday season would call for a game of Mahjong in Hong Kong.

But the younger generation, with their mobile phones and computer games, often don’t learn how to play.

And the craftspeople who hand-make the tiles for the traditional table game are dying out.

 

Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan reports.

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