Non-white or black: Nie Weiping's Go life: Nie Weiping's Go life

Author: Chengzhi
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: "Non-White or Black—The Go Life of Nie Weiping" is another masterpiece by the author, combining popular and pure literary styles to vividly depict the legendary and winding life of the Go Saint Nie Weiping and his glorious achievements in the China-Japan Go Tournaments. It reveals the beautiful heart of this Go superstar as he strives to revitalize the Chinese Go cause. The simple yet expressive and delicate writing narrates the life of "Nie's" (the "Nie Wind"), who experienced both luck and hardship, as well as honor and regret, on the China-Japan Go scene! Highly readable, the book is full of charm. Nie Weiping is one of China's most representative and outstanding Go players, following renowned players like Guo Tisheng and Chen Zude. Building on the foundation laid by the older generation of Go players, he further revitalized Chinese Go and made outstanding contributions, establishing a new milestone in the history of Chinese Go development. In the China-Japan Go Tournaments, he served as the Chinese team's leader, turning the tide and standing as a pillar of strength, consecutively defeating top-tier Japanese Go players and achieving an impressive 11 consecutive victories. At the time, the Japanese Go world, which prided itself on being the Go kingdom, hailed him as the "World ." Viewers both at home and abroad praised him as "China's national hero" and "China's iron gate." The Chinese Go Association conducted research and decided to award him the title of "Go Saint," issuing a Go Saint certificate. The State General Administration of Sport approved this decision. This was unprecedented.