China News Service, Nanjing, December 4th (Zhang Chuanming, Zhou Yong) On the 4th, the first Jiangsu-Taiwan Youth Go Exchange Tournament (final) was organized by the Taiwan Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province and the Jiangsu Sports Federation and organized by the Taiwan Affairs Office of Jiangning District, Nanjing City. Held at Nanjing Taiwan Youth Entrepreneurship College.
Chinese Go has a history of more than 4,300 years. It was called "Yi" in ancient times. It contains the rich connotation of Chinese culture and is the embodiment of Chinese culture and civilization.
Young masters of Go from Su and Taiwan gathered together.
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On the same day, in accordance with the requirements of normalized epidemic prevention and control, Jiangsu teenagers and Taiwan teenagers played Go on the "cloud". At the same time as the competition, it also strengthened the sports and cultural exchanges between teenagers on both sides of the strait, and promoted the friendship between teenagers on both sides of the strait.
Ding Bo, the head coach of the Jiangsu Go team, said: “This competition is divided into three stages: selection, training, and exchange. A total of 66 young people with Jiangsu household registration, under 18 years of age, and 4 amateurs participated in the selection. 23 people entered the training competition and represented Jiangsu in the first Jiangsu-Taiwan Youth Go Exchange Tournament."
Jiangsu and Taiwan's small chess players "cloud" play together.
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The 10-year-old Fanglue started learning Go from the middle class of kindergarten. On that day, after the online exchange game with Taiwan teenager Qiu Pinnian, he hurriedly pulled his friends to practice Go.
"Go can not only exercise brain power, but also make friends. Second in grades, first in friendship." Fang Lue said with a smile.
"Although the epidemic has blocked our offline exchanges and discussions, it cannot prevent our desire for online exchanges across the strait. I hope that young people in Taiwan and Jiangsu will use chess to meet friends and make progress together." said Chen Piren, vice chairman of the Taiwan Go Education Promotion Association.
The little chess player is thinking.
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It is reported that while accelerating the high-quality economic and social development, the Jiangning District Committee and the District Government of Nanjing City attach great importance to the vigorous revitalization of cultural and sports undertakings.
The game of Go is widely popularized and loved in Jiangning. At present, there are more than 50 Go training institutions, with a net increase of nearly 10,000 children learning chess each year.
In 2019, Jiangning District of Nanjing City was awarded the "National Go Hometown".
"This time, young Go masters from Taiwan and Jiangsu gathered together to play games across spaces in a'cloud' game. This is not only a sports competition, but also an important platform for the exchanges and interaction of young people from the two places and the promotion of friendship. It is a family bond that connects the friendship between the two sides of the strait and promotes cultural integration. It is hoped that the young people of the two places will take the Go game as an opportunity to further deepen friendly exchanges, look at each other's development from the perspective of appreciation, forge ahead and sharing, and continue to explore and promote diversified integration and mutually beneficial development. , Work together to create a better future." said Sun Zhaojin, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangning District Committee of Nanjing City and the head of the United Front Work Department.
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