酷暑难耐 都江堰市民玩起“水上麻将”
酷暑难耐,又不想放弃娱乐,怎么办?四川都江堰的麻将爱好者们干脆把麻将桌搬到了水上,水上麻将真是打起来爽快又清凉。 Mahjong lovers in China have found a unique way to deal with a merciless heat wave descending on their city. What do you do if it's way too hot but you just can't stay away from your favourite boardgame? Well, kick your shoes and socks off, grab a chair and umbrella and head down to the river. That's what people in the town of Dujiangyan are doing and regardless of who wins at mahjong - they certainly all beat the heat! And hot it is - media reports say that over the past days, the thermometer in the town in Sichuan province climbed to just under 40C. Mahjong is an ancient Chinese board game and is often played by elderly people in public parks. But current temperatures are nothing to mess with. Local media reports cite players joking that the only hazard they still have to tackle is the occasional shoe floating away downstream. But overall "it's awesome. I can enjoy mahjong while feeling cool and refreshing," one player says in a video uploaded by a regional paper. It's not the first time the region has seen such heat in the summer and river mahjong has been popular in the small town for a few years now. |