Who Can Approach the Game of Go in Ancient China?在中国古代，什么样的人才可以下围棋？

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In ancient China， the game of Go was mostly favored by intellectuals， especially those from the upper class. The ordinary people would seldom take a liking to this game.

Only those with some degree of education can approach this game， because it has too many variations of play and requires a great deal of calculation， time and effort.

The intellectual group of Go gradually lifted this pastime up into the realms of art， alongside the seven-stringed zither， calligraphy and painting. As such， the equipment of Go becomes an increasingly fastidious feature， with precious wood， jade， clamshell， crystal and quartz used to make the pieces.

Du Mu was a famous poet living in the late Tang dynasty. He once wrote a poem about playing a farewell game of Go with his friend， where they used jade stones and a catalpa table. Today the most popular stones are the Yunzi， made from pebble stone from southwestern Yunnan Province.

The influence of the Go game on Chinese society is quite evident in various works of literature. One of China’s classics， The Romance of the Three Kingdoms， depicts Guan Yu playing Go while receiving surgery on his arm.

在中国古代，围棋最受知识分子（尤其是上层社会的知识分子）的青睐，普通老百姓中很少有人喜欢下围棋。（剩余444字）