Weiqi Wonders: Conversations about the Game of Go in China

Weiqi, often referred to as "Go" in English, is arguably the most important game in East Asia, with an estimated thirty million to fifty million players throughout the world. Weiqi is a board game but it is more. It is immersed in more vivid and often contradictory cultural metaphors than any other game in the world. As Chinese politics have changed over the last two millennia, so too has the imagery of the game—from a tool to seek religious enlightenment to military metaphors, one of the noble four arts, one of the condemned “four olds”, nationalism, transnationalism, historical elitism, and futuristic hyper rationality.

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Tokyo Newcomer

Tokyo Newcomer

2012

AlphaGo

AlphaGo

2017

The Divine Move

The Divine Move

2014

The Go Master

The Go Master

2007

The Go Masters

The Go Masters

1982

The Stone

The Stone

2014

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

2010

Bushido

Bushido

2024

The I-Go King and His Son

The I-Go King and His Son

2007

The Surrounding Game

The Surrounding Game

2017

Go Through the Dark

Go Through the Dark

2021

The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful

The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful

2019

The Match

The Match

2025

Affection

Affection

2017