Weiqi - The pursuit of Life, Liberty, Connection, Influence and Territory. Each player seeks to discover the strategy and tactics necessary to acquire the most territory. Ideally each play has multiple aims to threaten adn/or succeed to create, destroy, expand and.or reduce Life, Liberty, Connection, Influence, and/or Territory. THE ART OF WEIQI - Finding the strategical and tactical maneuverse that equally divide a section of the grid with respocet to the whole grid via the principles of war. OBJECTIVE - To help Wieqi players: 1) Learn the basic langbuave and elements of Weiqi; 2) Understand what is happening on the Weiqi grid: 3) Develop their Weiqi analytical reading ability.

The purpose of this book is to help a Weiqi player accomplish the above objectives by studying and learning Weiqi in culture. The four arts in China are Weiqi, Harp, Calligraphy, Painting.

Points for understanding the art of Weiqi.

To Cultivate Sentiment: Weiqi is just like one's life. There are always ups and downsin a game of Weiqi and it is almost never a monotonous game. Sometimes, it is smooth and sometimes it is full of frustration. One must learn from one's experience and fight repeatedly in spite of repeated set-backs. Through struggling, we learn to appreciate the true meaning of life.

To Develop Wisdom: Playing Weiqi is not only a way to improve one's calculating ability. More importantly, it helps one to develop the wisdom of determining different degrees of urgency. Only in recognizing this principle can one gain wisdom and improve in one's game. Moreover, one can also turn from his or her passive life.

To make Friends Playing WEiqi The friendships between weiqi players are deep and profound. Weiqi is a trasure of our brilliant culture. It emulates the changes of the universe and reveals the recondite philosophy. It is a fabulous teaching material. May it play a vital role in popularizing the game of Weiqi.