圍棋是兩位對(duì)弈者之間戰(zhàn)略性的棋盤(pán)游戲(board game)。圍棋已有 3000多年的歷史，可以說(shuō)是所有古代棋類游戲的起源。圍棋的規(guī)則很簡(jiǎn)單，但是有數(shù)不盡的策略。這就是圍棋的魅力所在。下一盤(pán)圍棋的時(shí)間短至15分鐘，長(zhǎng)至數(shù)天。但是多數(shù)情況下，下一盤(pán)圍棋需要一或兩個(gè)小時(shí)。圍棋是綜合科學(xué)、藝術(shù)和競(jìng)賽的游戲。圍棋對(duì)于智力發(fā)展、性格培養(yǎng)和靈活的策略學(xué)習(xí)非常有益。難怪圍棋已經(jīng)流行了幾千年，并逐漸成為一項(xiàng)國(guó)際文化游戲。

　　Weiqi is a strategic board game between twoplayers. With a history of over 3,000 years, thegame can be regarded as the originator of all ancientchess games.The rules of Weiqi are very simple butthere are countless variations of strategies.This iswhere the beauty of the game lies. The time for one round of weiqi can be as short as 15minutes or as long as a few days. In most cases, though, it takes one or two hours to finishone round. Weiqi is a game that combines science, art and competition. It's beneficial forintelligence development, personality cultivation and flexible strategy learning. It's nowonder the game having been popular for thousands of years and is gradually becoming aninternational cultural game.

　　中國(guó)民間藝術(shù)與中國(guó)哲學(xué)統(tǒng)一于“陰陽(yáng)(yin-yang)生萬(wàn)物”這一理念。這一理念源于中國(guó)原始社會(huì)，是對(duì)人類的人生感悟的哲學(xué)注解。中國(guó)人祖先的哲學(xué)論斷是“近看自己，遠(yuǎn)觀他人”。要理解中華民族民間藝術(shù)的原始藝術(shù)，這一結(jié)論必不 可少。人類的本能欲望是生存并通過(guò)繁衍(propagation)繼續(xù)存在。人生來(lái)的首要 本能是求生，然后是長(zhǎng)壽。從原始社會(huì)到今天，陰陽(yáng)和永生的觀念始終貫穿中國(guó)的社會(huì)生活和民族文化。中國(guó)民間藝術(shù)反映了社會(huì)的所有基本哲學(xué)理念。

　　Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unifiedin the belief that yin-yang produces all living things inthe world. Originated in Chinese primitive society,this was the philosophical explanation of human'sperception of life. Chinese ancestors philosophicalconclusion was to “look at oneself up close and other creatures from afar”，which is essentialto the understanding of the primitive art to the folk art of the nation. To live and to continuelife through propagation are the two instinctive desires of human. From birth, a person's firstinstinct is to survive, and then to live a long life. From primitive society to the present day,the view of yin-yang and perpetual life has permeated in all aspects of social life and thenational culture of Chinese society.Chinese folk art reflects all of the basic philosophicalconcepts.