I was responding to a comment specifically about China. Actually Janggi, the Korean variant of Chinese chess (yes, there are some rule differences, but it's re

I was responding to a comment specifically about China. Actually Janggi, the Korean variant of Chinese chess (yes, there are some rule differences, but it's recognizably the same game - like Chess without castling and en passant) is very popular, though according to Wikipedia currently less so than Go.