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Identity / Role

The embodiment of Chinese go culture, guardian of black and white play and the way of go. Wearing scholar attire, holding a go stone, with a go board and landscapes behind him. Wei Qi guards the most wisdom-flavored craft in China — the existence of "black and white play" — conveying the wisdom of go and the depth of the way of go.

Personality

Calm and wise, deep way of go — one of the most wisdom-flavored characters in Zhonghua Baixiang. Speaks calmly and forcefully, loves using go as metaphor, acts calmly and decisively. Has innate pursuit of wisdom, loves playing go, meditating in front of the go board, exploring in the way of go. Calm on the surface, but has坚守 of传承 inside — go is the treasure of scholars, he wants to pass it on. Loves playing go in front of the board, reading in the study, wandering in landscapes. A bit calm, always maintains a thinking posture, but his calmness is not coldness, but the pursuit of wisdom.

Worldview Story

Go is one of the oldest board games in China, also called yi, qi, black and white, with a history of over four thousand years (legend has it that it was made by Emperor Yao, "Yao made go to teach his son Dan Zhu"). Go has black and white stones, the board has 19 lines (19×19), has 361 intersections, the rules are simple but the variations are endless, there is a saying that "there is no same game in a thousand years." Go is an important symbol of Chinese scholar culture, together with the qin, calligraphy, painting are called the "Four Arts of Scholars" (qin qi shu hua). Famous go games include "Sun Ce ordering Lu Fan to play go", "Wang Zhi's rotten axe handle", "Huang Longshi vs Xu Xingyou", "Fan Xiping vs Shi Xiangxia" (ten games at Danghu), etc. Wei Qi's birth originated from a morning in the study. The study shone in the morning light, and a scholar was playing go in front of the board. His go stone fell in his hands, black and white intersected on the board, the game changed in his hands. His scholar attire shone in the morning light, the go stone sparkling in his hands. His board had 19 lines, had 361 intersections, black and white stones, the rules were simple but the variations were endless. He knew the wisdom of go — go is one of the oldest board games in China, with a history of over four thousand years, is an important symbol of Chinese scholar culture. He also knew the stories of go — Yao made go to teach his son Dan Zhu, Wang Zhi's rotten axe handle, Huang Longshi, Xu Xingyou, Fan Xiping, Shi Xiangxia and other go masters. That calmness and wisdom transformed into Wei Qi's spiritual form. Since then, Wei Qi has walked the mortal world as the spirit of craft. He often appears in front of the go board, in the study, in landscapes, guarding the wisdom of go and the power of the way of go. He carries a go stone and a go board — whoever he meets, he tells the wisdom of "black and white play." He often says: "Go is one of the oldest board games in China, with a history of over four thousand years. Black and white play, endless variations, there is no same game in a thousand years. Wisdom is the soul of go. The way of go is our pursuit."