Classic of Arts

Summary

The Classic of Arts (Chinese: 藝經) was a 3rd-century Chinese book written by Handan Chun on the various cultivated arts of ancient China.[1][2] The book also briefly discussed some basics of the game of Go, and it was the first to state the 9 Pin Zhi, a system for Go ranks and ratings.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Cai, Zongqi (2004). Chinese aesthetics: the ordering of literature, the arts, and the universe in the Six Dynasties. University of Hawaii Press. p. 350. ISBN 0-8248-2791-0.
  2. ^ MacKenzie, Collin; Irving L. Finkel (2004). Asian games: the art of contest. Asia Society. p. 188. ISBN 0-87848-099-4.

External links edit

  • Go in ancient China by John Fairbairn