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The diagram shows all the usual xiangqi pieces, except generals are replaced by the kingdom names Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳) representing the three rival emperors. The Green player has additionally its own distinctive symbols for its elephants (向 xiang), cannons (礮 pao), and soldiers (勇 yong).
Description: Pieces for en:Xiangqi (a Chinese form of chess). The two sides (red and black) have different characters for the same piece. This image shows the traditional characters.
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Xiangqi (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː ŋ tʃ i /; Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess.
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There are two basics of the images: one being the type of piece, one being the type of position. Their naming convention is as follows: depending on the type of image, they together will form the entire image name, but start with xiangqi-and end with a unique four or five letter code. Color will either be light (red) or dark (black), and will ...