Standing in the high mountain valley, watching the clouds roll by. The confrontation between black and white is the perfect interpretation of Tibetan culture, cleansing the soul. Today, Tibetan chess is not only a treasure of Chinese culture, but also a way of life for local farmers and herdsmen. The two-person hand-talk is enough to truly reflect the shock and magic of national culture. The most common Tibetan chess circulated among the people are: King Chess, Zijiu Chess, Wolf and Sheep Chess, etc. There are more than ten kinds. Now people usually refer to playing Tibetan chess. Chengfang chess is formed by absorbing, innovating and developing the chess skills and chess techniques of King Chess and Zijiu Chess. It contains profound wisdom and has become the most traditional chess game in China. As a competitive game, Tibetan chess has the same entertainment and competitive pursuit of victory and defeat as other chess games. It has distinct Tibetan cultural characteristics and connotations, and highlights the characteristics of nomadic culture. Aba County is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral minority county inhabited by Tibetans. It is also the place where Tibetan chess has been most prominently protected since ancient times. Tibetan chess has continued to this day and has penetrated into all towns and villages in Aba County, becoming an indispensable part of the lives of local people during the slack season. The book "Introduction to Tibetan Studies" concluded based on the research of Dunhuang ancient Tibetan documents that Tibetan chess was a popular game before the Tubo Dynasty, and believed that those who were good at chess were symbolic of people with wisdom. According to records, Tibetan chess was first popular in the U-Tsang (Tibet) area. It is recorded in Dunhuang ancient Tibetan documents that the Tubo Zangbu Songtsen Gampo Dacheng Qiongbu Suzise was famous for his good chess skills. At the same time, Tibetan chess was also used in the military in ancient times. Two soldiers could distinguish the level of their war strategies and wisdom by playing chess. After 1,350 years of history, Tibetan chess had clear records in the Tang Dynasty. "Old Tang Book of Tibet" says: "After the festival, wheat is ripe. Go and Bo are played, and bows and arrows are always with them." This shows that Tibetan chess was basically mature and became one of the daily games at that time. The most popular game at that time was King Chess. After the introduction of Buddhism, the people's concepts gradually changed. The chess skills of King Chess and Zijiu Chess were compatible, innovative, and developed to form Chengfang Chess, making it the most sports and recreational Tibetan chess. It has gradually improved in the long river of history and become a traditional Chinese chess game, which contains profound wisdom. As a competitive game, Tibetan chess has the entertainment of games and the competitive pursuit of victory and defeat like other chess games, and has distinct Tibetan cultural characteristics. As a culture, Tibetan chess also has many cultural connotations. In terms of the rules of Tibetan chess, it has the cultural characteristics of Tibetan culture and nomadic peoples. Tibetan chess is a game played by two people. The main objects involved are chessboard and chess pieces. To play Tibetan chess, you first need to draw a chessboard on a flat surface such as a wooden board, stone board, cardboard, or sheepskin using black charcoal or sharp stones. Then you need to prepare two kinds of black and white chess pieces that are equivalent to the chessboard. You can also use stones, cow dung eggs, or various fruits to replace the chess pieces. The chessboard is square and is composed of 14 longitude and latitude lines (24, 16, 10, 8, and 6). The intersection is where the chess pieces are placed. The chessboard of Tibetan chess can also be selected according to the requirements of the players. The number of chess grids and chess pieces varies with the chessboard. The chess pieces of Tibetan chess, whether black or white, are equal. The chess pieces move under the subjective arrangement of the players and do not occupy the territory. The chess pieces form a formation in any group on the chessboard to form an offensive, just like herdsmen living by water and grass on a vast grassland. The number of chess pieces on the losing side gradually decreases as the game progresses. During the game, the white side eats the black side. The black side's last chess piece is only the number of lines on one side of the chessboard. It can jump anywhere on the chessboard to block the white side's eyes or its own chess pieces (to form a square), and can eat any white chess piece, which has the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. The name of the formation and the process of playing Tibetan chess contain Tibetan spiritual and cultural information, such as the "auspicious eight knots chess", "cow collar chess", "yak sharpening chess", "Lhasa chess", "cursed Zen room chess" and so on in the Tibetan chess formation. These names all represent peace and auspiciousness, and are also common things in Tibetan life. After thousands of years of practice, the names of these things have become nouns in Tibetan chess art. Tibetan chess has gradually improved in the long river of history and has become a traditional Chinese chess and card game, which contains profound wisdom. Tibetan chess uses tactics and strategies to win the victory, and emphasizes the battle of wits. Each chess piece will have different potential when placed in different positions. Because of its simple utensils and strong fun, it has become a very popular chess art activity. The main place for playing chess is the Aba County Tibetan Chess Association. In daily life, as long as they have free time, many middle-aged and elderly people will gather together to play Tibetan chess at home, by the fields, on the grass, and on the roadside. Playing Tibetan chess has become the happiest competitive game and entertainment in the towns and villages of Aba County. Nowadays, the protection and inheritance of Tibetan chess culture is mainly carried out with Aba County as the center. Tibetan chess culture has penetrated into the towns and villages of Aba County and has become an indispensable entertainment project in the lives of local people during the slack season, which has a profound cultural connotation. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)