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A site for learning Xiangqi. It contains descriptions and many interactive examples of tactics. These consist of a java applet showing a board and a move list. You can move back and forth amongst the moves and follow the changes on the board.
[mentioned by kleineme, below, as "Probably the best tutorial on the net"]
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Games, games, games (including those of the 2005 World Championship in Paris - the first one held outside of Asia):
A list of 430 games - interactive like the tutorial mentioned above.
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Another tutorial site which also has a good selection of Master games and Puzzles.
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Four downloadable Xiangqi books translated into English.
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An interview with Professor David H. Li.
Comparison between Western Chess and Xiangqi: Part I and Part II.
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Xiangqi in the Wikipedias: English and German.
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How to pronounce Xiangqi: Enter 'Chinese chess' and then click on the xiang and qi hyperlinks.
Or go directly: xiàng and qí.
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A brief description of Xiangqi at ChessVariants.org. The page contains a list of further links.
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The exact Asia Xiangqi Rules in the form of a 449KB .zip file containing web pages and images.
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Software: Chinese Chess Learner V4.3. A 30-day evaluation copy limited to 30 moves. $35 (Sep 2005).
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(hide) If you are waiting for your turn, click on "change" next to the "refresh" on the main page, then set refresh the page to 30 seconds to get your turn to move displayed faster. (Servant) (show all tips)