围棋是我国历史悠久的传统竞技艺术,它早在2500多年前的春秋战国时期,就已流行于中原,至唐代臻于完善。自古以来,名家辈出,高手如林,著作棋谱丰富。自唐开元年间传入日本后,一直得到重视和发展,大有“青出于蓝而胜于蓝”的态势。 Go is our country’s long history of traditional competitive art. As early as more than 2500 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Go has prevailed in the Central Plains and reached the perfection in the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, famous artists come forth in large numbers, rich in masterpieces. Since it was introduced to Japan in the first year of the Tang Dynasty, it has always been valued and developed. It is a situation characterized by “being out of blue and out of the blue.”