Go and Chinese Culture -- New Perspectives on Chinese Culture Series

Author: He Yunbo
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Publish Date: 2001-11-22
Features: Go and Chinese Culture attempts to explore the deep-rooted connections between Go and Chinese culture from multiple perspectives. Culture is generally divided into three levels: material, institutional, and spiritual. In the case of Go, the equipment and playing venue represent its material cultural aspect. The equipment for playing Go is not only a tool but also an art craft. Different people's choices of Go equipment and venues reflect their attitudes toward life, spiritual pursuits, and aesthetic tastes. The rules of Go, competition systems, organizational structures, and ways of playing constitute an institutional behavioral culture. Of course, culture is more often reflected in the spiritual aspect. The author's exploration of Chinese Go culture leans toward the spiritual and psychological dimensions, highlighting the relationship between Go and life, various philosophical and religious thoughts, as well as national psychology and modes of thinking.