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title: Chinese Board Game
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4987/chinese-board-game/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Board Game

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## Image File

[![Chinese Board Game](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4987.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4987.jpg)

## Image Caption

Group of earthenware figures thought to be playing a game of "Liu Bo". Found in a [Han Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/) (1st-2nd century CE) [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, April 25). Chinese Board Game. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4987/chinese-board-game/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Chinese Board Game." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 25, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4987/chinese-board-game/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Chinese Board Game." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4987/chinese-board-game/>.

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