Xiang Qi

I decided to give Xiang Qi it's own post. It deserves more than being mentioned as a side note along with less mentionables. Here's the game given closer attention with pictures to help give it form. It's new to me, so this is just as fresh as any new discovery.

A beat up board and crude playing conditions is scene as a good thing.
It's a sign of less focus on the physical and
more on the intellectual aspect of the game.

What is the reason for the remarkable success of Chinese players in the international chess circuit? According to Prof. David H. Li it is entirely due to the fact that they are all weaned on XiangQi, the fast and combative Chinese version of the game.

This is from an article from ChessBase.com.