I've only played Xiangqi a few times OTB with this Chinese guy who told me a little about it.
First of all trying to distinguish the pieces by the kanji and not the shape (they all look the same) is annoying.
Secondly it doesn't seem like as interesting of a game. The pawns seemed clumsy and the tactics and strategy less spectacular... but I don't know much about it.
How much are you familiar with each game?
Which do you prefer and which do you think is more interesting to play