Interestingly, however, Tang dynasty xiangxi in fact resembles modern Western chess even more than it does modern Chinese chess. Its pieces were upright, and the board was divided into 64 (8 by 8) alternating black and white squares.
有趣的是，唐代象戲其實更像今天的西洋棋，立體象形的棋子，黑白相間的棋盤，縱橫各為八線、六十四格。