Is the "chess" in Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting mentioned by the ancients chess or Go?

In ancient times, whether you were a poet who moved to another place or a noble family, you should learn to master the skills of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Being able to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is not only an art, but also represents a person's cultural accomplishment and taste. The harp refers to the harp, the chess refers to Go, the book refers to calligraphy, and the painting refers to painting. Although all this is easy to understand, have you ever wondered why chess is Go instead of Chess? This should start with the symbols and connotations of the two chess skills.

Go is divided into black and white, and the rules are simple, so you can beat each other step by step. They play chess fairly, and all the pieces are equal. In Go, there is no so-called relationship between monarch and minister, and there is no so-called relationship between soldiers and generals. There is only logical confrontation between two people. Although Weiqi seems simple to operate, it is actually very difficult. When playing Go, the player's thinking is not influenced by the secular world, and he is immersed in the world of chessboard. Playing Go can also make people forget their troubles, just look at winning or losing, and get inner peace and beauty between the illusory chessboards.

Let's look at chess again. Chess pieces are colorful, with different meanings and different functions. According to the superficial meaning of chess, it is not difficult for us to analyze that the classification of chess is very obvious, eating more and eating less, and the king eats the people, which obviously reflects social life. Most people who play chess are ordinary people. Such people need to weigh the pros and cons between rice, oil and salt to survive among officers and men. So most people who play chess are impetuous. Only by peeling off each other layer by layer can we win. This purposeful game will not completely relax people.

When playing chess, the environment is also one of the very big influencing factors. Usually, when playing Go, two people will only get results if they play slowly in a quiet environment. But when playing chess, it will not be affected by the surrounding environment, whether it is noisy streets or silent mountains. Scholars can not only cultivate their own interests but also relax and enjoy the fun brought by the game when playing Go, so they will prefer Go. Therefore, it is reasonable for Weiqi to be included in the four ancient arts.