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>> Most of these books are inexpensive.
>> The other Syllabus books will cause me to save my pennies so that I can
>> afford them.
>
> You look like you've covered a lot of the market there!
I found a service called Book Fetch which can be found at www.alibris.com
to
search for
Title: Shang Chi--The Chinese Chess
Author: Chen-Chih Sun
I've downloaded several e-books from the World XiangQi Federation web site
at http://www.wxf.org/xq/in.htm
>
>> Not long after I bought XieXie, http://cc-xiexie.com/
seemed to
>> disappear a few days ago. I can't connect to the server. I have found
>> Qianhong and bought Chinese Chess Deluxe but haven't examined that yet.
>
> I can access http://cc-xiexie.com,
but not http://www.cc-xiexie.com.
It
> could be that their server is misconfigured.
When I use fire fox and type in http://cc-xiexie.com,
it immediately
becomes
http://www.cc-xiexie.com
and I get the message "can't find server." When
I
use Explorer and try to go to the first web site, Explorer can't connect.
Any suggestions?
>
>> "The Mystery of Chess Boxing" is available inexpensively in VHS format
>> on Amazon.
>
> You can get it on DVD as well. As I said, it's just an interesting aside
> and a fun film.
The DVD at Amazon is about $58, so it's out of my range.
>
>> I find your comments about the "popularity" of XiangQi versus the
>> "elite" status of WeiQi or Western chess to be very interesting. Is
>> XiangQi considered a kind of "folk" entertainment that lacks the
>> mystique of Go or of Western chess? I wish that I could read more
about
>> that.
>
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>
> From what I can gather, xiangqi is seen as a far more approachable --
> something that anyone can play. I think that it even used to be taught
in
> schools. Weiqi seems to have more the status of a high intellectual art
> that only clever people play. Having said that, I don't think that
Chinese
> chess is played very commonly by ordinary people. It's perhaps more
played
> than Chess is in the West, but I don't get the impression that you'll
trip
> over players in the street very often.
I've done Yahoo and Google image searches of "XiangQi" and "Chinese
chess."
Most of the photos are of people playing on the sidewalk or a park bench,
with a few photos of tournaments thrown in. When I was in Singa****e, I
happened upon a park that had tables where older men were playing the
game.
Perhpaps it's considered "just a pastime" rather than a "passion" or
"profession" as is the case in Western chess. It would be interesting to
see whether Go or Xiangqi are promoted in Chinese schools.
>
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>
> As another point of interest, there is a novel set during the Chinese
> cultural revolution called "The Chess Master", by A Cheng, translated by
> W.J.F. Jenner. The edition that I have is bilingual Chinese/English. You
> might find it interesting to read.
I have that novel, and it's on my stack to read. I've also read the
Go-realted novels "The Go Master", "The Girl Who Played Go" and "First
Kyu."
I also have the DVD "The Go Master" which is not related to the novel by
the
same name. I'm keeping up with the Manga/Anime "Hikaru No Go" about Go
players.
I have on my Amazon wish list "Go and Go-Muku" by Edward Lasker, "A Manual
of Chinese Chess" by Charles Fred Wilkes and "Hisang Ch'I: The Chinese
Game
of Chess" by Terence Donnely.
I've also been collecting chess-related novels, and have found more than
one
would expect.
>
> I think that I've now poured out everything I know! Do feel free to
share
> anything else that you find out here.
>
> Joss
I am fascinated by Asian culture. I've spent some time in Southeast Asia.
I wish I knew more about how different Asia cultures viewed their games.
And I'd like to know what is driving China's growing excellence in Western
chess.
Thanks so much for your time and attention. I'll let you know what else I
find.
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