棋戲,是中國體育古代體育活動的重要內(nèi)容,包括圍棋、象棋、六博棋、雙陸棋等形式。幾千年來,它既娛樂著世世代代的民眾,開啟著人們的智慧,同時(shí)又滿足了人類的競爭心理。這些內(nèi)容豐富、形式多樣的棋戲,是富有濃郁民族特色的傳統(tǒng)體育活動。
Chess Games
A variety of chess games have come down from generation to generation since ancient times, the most popular being weiqi (also known as “go” internationally) and xiangqi (or Chinese-style chess). Characterized by keen competition among the contestants like all sports and games, they help the players improving their intelligence.
這是由十多片石板拼連而成的六博棋棋局,其四周邊緣雕飾渦紋,局面曲道周圍雕以各種獸形圖案,是目前我國較早的六博局實(shí)物資料。
Six-piece Chess board in the Warring States Period (475-221B.C.), made of slabs carved in a motif of waves and animals. Unearthed in 1976 in Pingshan County, Hebei Province.
畫中弈棋女正在認(rèn)真布子,反映出弈棋在當(dāng)時(shí)已成為相當(dāng)流行的娛樂活動形式。
A painting on silk in the Tang Dynasty showing a woman at a weiqi game, excavated in 1972 in Turpan, xinjiang.
Temple mural of Chess games
A painting of chess game by Wenju Zhou
Painting of a women watching at the chess table, Qing Dynasty