史书记载,象戏为周武帝所创,并有《象经》记录其具体规则。但《象经》内容艰深,唐人已不能了其大意,象戏也因此未能流传。象戏为何物,今人已不能得知。有学者认为,象戏承弹棋类遗意而来。还有人以为象戏就是今象棋的前身,即古象棋。目前持这两种观点的学者不在少数,若对这两种观点进行辨误,能进一步加深对象戏的正确认识。 Historical records, like a play for the creation of Emperor Wu, and “as the” recorded its specific rules. However, as the contents of the Book of Songs are arduous, the Tang people can no longer afford the impression that the elephant theater has not been able to circulate. What is the image of the play, now people can not know. Some scholars believe that the play like a chess game inherited from. Some people think that the game is the predecessor of this chess game, that is, ancient chess. At present, there are not many scholars holding these two kinds of views. If we make a correct distinction between these two views, we can further deepen the correct understanding of the object play.