What do China people mean by chess in Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting, and what was it called in ancient times?

People in China say that the chess in Chyi Chin's calligraphy and painting is playing Go, which was also called "chess game" in ancient times.

Second, a brief introduction to Go

Weiqi is a strategic two-player chess game, which was called "Yi" in ancient China and "Weiqi" in the west. Popular in East Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea and North Korea), it belongs to one of the four major arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Weiqi originated in China and was handed down by Emperor Yao. It was recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was introduced to Japan through Korea and then to European and American countries. Weiqi contains rich cultural connotations in China, which is the embodiment of China culture and civilization.

Weiqi uses a square chessboard and black and white round pieces to play chess. There are 19 vertical and horizontal lines on the chessboard, which divide the chessboard into 36 1 intersections. The chess pieces walk at the intersection, and the two sides play chess alternately. After falling, they can't move, and most of them win. Because the black side went first and took advantage, it was artificially stipulated that the black side should post to the white side at the end of the game.

In ancient China, Weiqi was a block system in which black and white players placed two pieces in the diagonal star position (diagonal star layout), and the white player took the lead. Modern Go cancels the seating rule, and black moves first, which makes the change of Go more complicated and changeable. Weiqi is also considered as the most complicated board game in the world.

Third, the history of Go

Weiqi has a history of more than 4000 years. According to the pre-Qin classic Shi Ben, "Yao created Weiqi and was good at Weiqi" (Emperor Yao created Weiqi and was good at Weiqi).

1964 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica adopted this statement, and even dated it as 2356 BC.

Extended data

Brief introduction of Qin, calligraphy and painting in Qin, Qi and calligraphy.

First of all, the piano

Playing the piano is the first of the "four elegance". Qin, commonly known as Guqin, also known as lyre, Qin Yu and lyre, is one of the oldest plucked instruments in China. As early as the Book of Songs Xiaoya, there was a saying that "the harp and drums were used to rule Tian Zu", which meant "playing the strings and drums to ring Skyquake to welcome the ancestors of farming". Playing the piano is also a necessary skill for literati (including some aristocratic families) to cultivate their self-cultivation.

Second, books.

Calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China. Chinese characters in China were created by working people and began to be recorded by pictures. After thousands of years of development, it has evolved into today's writing, and the generation of calligraphy is because ancestors invented the writing brush. China has produced a large number of calligraphers, such as Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, who are deeply loved by scholars.

Third, painting.

"Painting" refers to Chinese painting, which is usually painted on Xuan paper with a brush dipped in water-soluble pigments. It mainly depicts landscapes, utensils, flowers and birds, and people, with simple and bright colors and freehand brushwork. Literati painting pays attention to charm and brushwork, and its artistic conception is meaningful and intriguing. There are four styles of painting: Iraqi style, Shen style, Miao style and energy format. Painting is the media carrier for ancient literati to express their feelings about mountains and rivers.

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