Mahjong a dying cultural icon in Hong Kong
The craftspeople who hand-make the tiles for the traditional table game are dying out.
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.
Published On 5 Jan 2019