https://www.scmp.com/rss/500078/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This Lunar New Year, the 15th and final day of which falls on Friday, February 26, I found myself at the mahjong table more times than the last five years put together. It is a game I rarely play because I am not good at it, relying more on luck than any skill in my frequently bungled attempts at winning a hand. I learned the game as a child by watching my father and his friends play at our home, but it was not so much the game itself that I was interested in but the whole experience: the adult... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3122847/why-mahjong-tiles-changed-bamboo-ivory-and-bone-acrylic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3122847/why-mahjong-tiles-changed-bamboo-ivory-and-bone-acrylic?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Feb 2021 02:45:18 +0000 This man is one of the last mahjong carvers in Hong Kong. Mahjong carving is a dying art as machines replace this traditional craft. Episode 1 of our new Artisan video series. https://www.scmp.com/videos/carving-mahjong-hand-artisans-ep-1/article/3000127?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/carving-mahjong-hand-artisans-ep-1/article/3000127?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:56:48 +0000