These Go Stones Are PURE Art 🎨 — Baoshan Yongzi | China’s Cultural Treasure
Discover the magic behind Baoshan Yongzi—one of China’s most revered traditional crafts! For over 500 years, these handcrafted Go stones have been made using secret formulas and firing techniques in Baoshan, Yunnan.
Each stone is unique, with a smooth touch, subtle translucency, and a calming clinking sound. They’re not just game pieces—they’re heirlooms.
👇 Have you ever played Go (Weiqi)? Would you use art like this to play?
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I am Bai Zi.
I am Hei Zi.
Are you ready to listen to our story for thousands of years?
I am Bai Zi.
And me, and me, I am Hei Zi.
We are Yong Zi.
The production of precious raw materials is a big feature of us.
It includes the special royal jade of Baoshan.
Mo Cui.
Amber.
Nan Hong Manao.
Under the light, we can present a more special color.
Hei Zi Hei Ru Ya Qing.
Brightly shining, like a green jade.
Bai Zi Bai Ru Dan Qing.
Brightly shining, like a ivory color.
There is no dazzling light.
It is most suitable for the reader to watch for a long time.
Think about the change of the situation.
Jewelry powder is crushed into powder.
It is melted into a thousand-degree high-temperature charcoal furnace overnight.
Autumn iron rod filled with molten ginger is dropped on the iron plate.
As it cools, it solidifies.
Drop by drop, turn by turn.
The order is completed.
The size, thickness, and shape that are unified by the touch
inevitably reflect the temperature of this craft and the traces of history.
During the year of Kangxi,
continuous wars forced me to stop production.
I was gradually forgotten in this wandering.
I don't know how long it has been.
I heard the sound of the inheritance.
I opened my eyes.
It turned out that after thousands of times of research,
we finally reappeared.
I saw the descendants of Yongzi Cavalry Courtyard proudly
introduce me to tourists from all over the country.
Today is different from the past.
The chess pieces that once made Wenren Moke
difficult to get a weak piece
have now reached thousands of households.
We went to Europe, America, the Eastern Alliance,
and other countries and regions to communicate.
We also appeared on CCTV
and were designated as a special chess piece by many major chess competitions.
On the ancient and magical land of Yongchang,
we reborn,
restore the dust of history,
and meet you again in the Ruge Saga.
The story of Yongzi is not over yet.
The legacy of Heibai will also live on this land forever.