The Yellow River will never run out of water, the Great Wall will never collapse! Among many quintessences in China’s five-thousand-year brilliant history, mahjong is a dazzling miracle that attracts so many people!

　　Mahjong is also called “Maque” or “Quepai”. With a history of over 1,000 years and collected wisdom of the nation, it is an invaluable legacy and authentic quintessence of China.

　　As a marginal science, mahjong not only contains knowledge of philosophy, literature, chronometer, geography and history, but mental activities of wit and tactics between players. It integrates wisdom, fun and gaming with oriental culture characteristic of abundant connotation and rich information. Playing mahjong in the spare time is beneficial to lighten pressure, remove fatigue, tune up nerve and improve intelligence. Especially for those elderly, playing mahjong can help to reinforce metal strength and prevent senile dementia. Therefore, mahjong is wide-spread and popular in both rural and urban area of various social classes ever so long. Furthermore, overseas Chinese take it all over the world. In Southeast Asia especially in Japan and Singapore mahjong is more popular.

　　On June 18, 1998, General Administration of Sport formulated “Rules of Mahjong Game” and officially approved mahjong as sport game. This means a lot for future development of mahjong culture.