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Yunzi Stones From Yunnan
   

actually I wanted to create an entry for

Yunzi 云子 - Go/Weiqi stones from Yunnan called Yunzi, but Yunzi was already set as an Alias for Goishi,

which I estimate incorrect, because it relates as

  • genus to species
  • genus = 碁石Goishi = general term "Go stones" in Japanese characters
  • species Yunzi 云子, which are special Go stones from a Chinese region (Yunnan).

Is it possible to change the status of Yunzi from Alias for 碁石Goishi and free this page title for Yunzi 云子?


Yunzi 云子 are Go/Weiqi stones from Yunnan and shortly called Yunzi.

White Yunzi resembles white jade http://www.ynartcraft.com/mj/mj/htm/qt/qt/yz.jpg (ф 21.6mm, thickness 7.6mm-9.2mm),

black Yunzi are non-glossy black by itself (can be oiled), but if held against the light, they will appear dark green (black ф 21.9mm) and show a nice translucency: http://china.alibaba.com/img/product/54/49/42/5449426.summ.jpg http://www.hkgo.com.hk/thirteen/HKGO-010.JPG

Now here comes the test: If holding against the light and you see voids, resp. gas bubbles in it, you may have glass stones. (That's what I was told later)

Traditional Yunzi Go stones are not lense shaped (≠ Japanese stones), but half-flat.
Called "One side convex" on [ext] http://go-gamestore.com/goequip/stones/stoneinfo.htm#Marble , where the say it can be mass-produced.

Chinese players like this for analyzing variations by turning the stones in question upside down.

Sold at e.g. [ext] http://www.yun-zi.com



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