Culture of Vietnam - Entertainment

Entertainment

Human chess is a variant of chess, often played by people who take on the roles of the various chess pieces. This is done on an outdoor field, with the squares of the board marked out on the grass. A move resulting in a piece being taken from the board will cause a choreographed fight to be played out to determine whether the piece is taken.

Human chess is played in Vietnam following the general rules of the Chinese chess. The concept is similar to Western chess, but it has a different-sized board and different pieces, including cannons and guards, each of them are marked by a distinct Chinese character. The game has to have thirty-two people to play. One side has sixteen boys and on the other side there is sixteen girls. Each team will wear a different type of color.

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