Live broadcast of the 2021 "Rotten Ke Cup" Qutai Youth Go Tournament in Taipei. Photo by Dong Yixin
Quzhou, China, October 31 (Trainee reporter Dong Yixin) "In the lobby of the South Confucius Family Temple in Quzhou (Zhejiang), there is a plaque with the inscription 'Sishu Tongyuan', which means that the Confucius Temple's Southern Sect and Northern Sect are of the same origin, and the same is true of the Go culture on both sides of the strait. On the 31st, Lu Shilong, president of the Taipei Quzhou Hometown Friendship Association, said through a video speech.
On the same day, the 2021 "Rotten Ke Cup" Qutai Youth Go Tournament was played in the form of "cloud" at the Quzhou International Go Cultural Exchange Center and Taipei Daan Middle School in Taiwan.
2021 "Rotten Ke Cup" Qutai Youth Go Tournament Quzhou Division. Photo by Dong Yixin
Yu Yongjun, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Quzhou Municipal CPC Committee, said: "Quzhou's 'Rotten Keshan' is known as the birthplace of Go, Quzhou is also the birthplace of Kong's Nanzong culture, and the 'chess piece' and 'Confucius' two sub-cultures have become the most distinctive cultural identity of Quzhou, a national historical and cultural city. ”
Since the beginning of this year, Quzhou has carried out in-depth cooperation with the China Weiqi Association to jointly promote the construction of Quzhou's "World Go Holy Land". Taiwan has also attached great importance to the inheritance and promotion of Go culture for many years.
It is understood that this competition adopts the rules of the Go competition approved by the Chinese Weiqi Association. Quzhou and Taipei youth are divided into 12 teams, each with 5 players. According to the age, it is divided into two groups: junior group (2 teams each) and youth group (4 teams each), and two rounds of points competition are held. Each match is worth 2 points for winning a round and 0 points for a lost set.
Quzhou contestant Wang Keyi said: "I am still looking forward to playing chess with my friends in Taipei today, and it is best to meet some new 'chess friends'." We are all about the same age, and after the game, we can still play chess or invite them to play in Quzhou. ”
The exchange of Go between young people on both sides of the strait has continued for many years, and in addition to Zhejiang, Shanxi, Fujian and other places have been carried out. The Go competition has also become one of the platforms for young people on both sides of the strait to enhance their understanding and build friendship together. (End)
Source: China News Network