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Xiangqi is a
Chinese game in a family of strategic
board games of which
Western chess and
Japanese
shogi are also members. The Chinese name is literally translatable as either "elephant chess" or "image/representational/symbolic chess", but is commonly called
Chinese chess in the
West. The ancestry of Xiangqi is disputed with some historians contending that it originated from
Liubo and others stating that it is a relative of the
6th century Indian game of
chaturanga. It is one of the most popular board games of the chaturanga family in the world, especially in
Asia. Distinctive features of xiangqi include the unique movement of the
pao ("cannon") piece, a rule prohibiting the
generals (similar to chess kings) from facing each other directly, and the
river and
palace board features, which restrict the movement of some pieces.
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