Ever wondered where your mahjong tiles come from?
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06 Aug 2026 • 8:22 PM MYT
Ever wondered where your mahjong tiles come from?
In Taixing, an aging mahjong manufacturing hub in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, factories are redesigning tiles, expanding exports, and racing to meet a sudden wave of American demand.
“I used to make just 20 sets of American mahjong a year. Now, I can turn out 200 sets a day,” Zhu Ronggen, owner of a mahjong factory told Sixth Tone, “Almost every factory is now making American mahjong.”
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In Taixing, an aging mahjong manufacturing hub in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, factories are redesigning tiles, expanding exports, and racing to meet a sudden wave of American demand.
“I used to make just 20 sets of American mahjong a year. Now, I can turn out 200 sets a day,” Zhu Ronggen, owner of a mahjong factory told Sixth Tone, “Almost every factory is now making American mahjong.”
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