Weiqi Tiandi

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http://www.sportsol.com.cn/news/images/2006/weiq01.jpg Cover image for the first issue of Weiqi Tiandi in 2006.
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http://www.qf.com.cn/images/wqtd.gif Weiqi Tiandi - 围棋 天地

围棋 天地

wéiqí tiāndì
= the game of Go + heaven and earth (= World) = "Go World", which is of course
= Weiqi World


Its predecessor was simply called "WeiQi" and in almost DIN A5 format.

Now a bi-weekly Chinese go magazine containing some 70 pages. The basic level is set higher than in Western Go magazines. Weiqi Tiandi features in-depth courses which last for a about 20 issues and focus on fuseki, joseki or other aspects of the game.

Beginning in 2005, each issues has grown to about 100 pages every two weeks. With the increase in size, the binding has changed from folded and stapled (like Go World), to a glued binding as used for paperback books.


Yang Lian (杨莲 Yáng Lián), a Go journalist and TV moderator, reading Weiqi Tiandi 围棋 天地 (?) and using Yunzi, all upside down:

http://www.southcn.com/sports/sort/chess/200305060216_328585.jpg


Impressum:
ISSN1002-8706
fixed price 4.80 ¥
[email] tiandi@vip.sina.com Tel.: +86-10-63583128 and 63583098


Obtaining Weiqi Tiandi in the West

Velobici: Weiqi Tiandi appears to be available for $62.40 plus shipping at [ext] http://www.chinesebookcity.com/product_info.php?products_id=84 or call 416-818-5628. Much better price than either [ext] http://www.eastview.com/ or [ext] http://www.gotoread.com/

tderz: Subscription in Western countries is possible via [ext] eastview.com for a stiff Annual subscription price of $265.00 as of 10 September 2006 (that's factor 300 (!) over simply buying it there if we assume 1$ = 8.3 Yuan (¥, 人民币) [ext] RMB, Renminbi, and one copy at 4.80 ¥. You could as well have a friend mail it to you once in a while (...wait...) by snail-mail and invite him/her for dining out several times a year.
The information given on that website is wrong, the frequency has doubled. Hence, I assume that they do not mail at present inspite that the site reports status=active.

115.2 Yuan/year preferential subscription (in China, I guess) via [ext] gotoread.com.

Once I have my own website, I'll upload some non-copyright infringing sample pages w.r.t. course materials given in Weiqi Tiandi.


tealeaf: For UK residents interested in this magazine, there is a bookshop in London named Guanghwa (tel: 0207 437 3737) that is willing to manage a yearly subscription to be posted to a UK address. The price is around £110 a year for surface shipping. It's not cheap, but is an option if you are really interested. Remember that you'll need to be able to read Chinese!


nando: I don't know when it has increased, but the issue I purchased in may this year (2006.10) was priced 5.80元 (still incredibly cheap)


Spirit?: It is also available in the Netherlands from [ext] http://www.mingyabooks.com/ for about 150 euro per year.


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