The Origin of China Chess

Chess was once called "Chess". According to the unearthed cultural relics and documents, Chatulanka developed into Chastellain Zi in Khosrau I Anushirvan, Persia, and was introduced to China as an elephant play in the Northern Zhou Dynasty through the Silk Road. It became Baoying chess in the Tang Dynasty and was finally transformed into China chess by China people in the Song Dynasty. Some Soviet scholars published articles, trying to refute the Indian origin theory. 1972 Yugoslav historian bijiv's monograph "chess-a symbol of the universe" draws the conclusion that chess first appeared in China in 569 AD, and then gradually spread.

But it was later proved that Bijifu was wrong, because the earliest board game Chatulanka was recorded and unearthed in Indian literature three centuries ago. Yan Shu's Lei Yao records that chess was introduced to China in the early years of Wei and Huang Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms. The shape of chess is constantly changing. The origin of India is still the main theory in the world. Chess has a long history in China.

In ancient times, the Book of Changes was originally a classic image, or as a gossip under the Book of Changes, but it has been handed down. However, in the Book of Changes in the Qing Dynasty, we can still see the track of its inheritance. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty compiled Xiang Jing, and Yu Xin, a writer, wrote Qi Jing Fu and Jin Guan Qi Jing Fu. It shows that chess has had a universal influence in all walks of life.

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China chess originated in China. Dr Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar, clearly pointed out in China's History of Science and Culture that chess is also the creation of China people. He analyzed in detail the relationship between China's ancient game-Liubo and astronomy, symbolism and mathematics. He said: "Only in China, the prevalence of Yin-Yang theory promoted the emergence of the embryonic form of chess, invented astronomical divination, and then developed into a game with military significance."

The word chess first appeared in the Warring States Period. There is a special record of its shape and play in "Chu Ci Evocation": "There are six books in chess; Go hand in hand with the camp, and the road is forced; When you become a cockroach, you will seek it and you will be white. " In other words, jade (that is, castor) is equivalent to dice.

(that is, the cover) is the size of chess, with 6 * * * on each side; The way to compete is to divide Cao and advance together. (referring to two teams or two teams must fight), attack each other and force each other to death; Finally, the winner seeks victory. Defeated the enemy soldiers (five men in the military system in the Spring and Autumn Period) and gave a cheer of victory.

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