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Ancient Chinese Go literatura
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Feb 14, 2004, 2:33 PM
Dear all
I think may be it is interesting for some of you. Go and Go-moku and Pente were playing at 19x19 board. The board was used by ancient Chinese for year description , 4 corners are seasons - it was used in some magic. I put here only some part from 1 Chapter of this old document http://muzix.ru/we/files/Classic%20of%20Weiqi.pdf Regards Alexander
The three hundred and sixty intersections correspond to the number of days in a year. Divided into four “corners” like the four seasons, they have ninety intersections each, like the number of days in a season. There are seventy two intersections on the sides, like the number of hou in a year. The three hundred and sixty pieces are equally divided between black and white, modelled on Yin - Yang . The lines on the board form a grid called ping, and the squares they compose are called gua. The board is square and quiet, the pieces are round and active. The Chinese solar year had twelve months of thirty days each. The same comparison was made in chapter “Xiangming” of Dunhuang Qijing (The Classic of Weiqi)
