High-quality Go pieces made in Baoshan factory

Workers make pieces for the Go board game in Baoshan City, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 9, 2017. The Go pieces, called stones, are made of natural materials including agate, jade and amber at the Yongzi Go Factory, which has a history dating back more than 500 years. In the past the pieces were made as gifts for the royal family. The manufacturing techniques have been declared an intangible heritage and the pieces produced here used in many world matches. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jinhong)[page]

A worker makes a piece for the Go board game in Baoshan City, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 9, 2017. The Go pieces, called stones, are made of natural materials including agate, jade and amber at the Yongzi Go Factory, which has a history dating back more than 500 years. In the past the pieces were made as gifts for the royal family. The manufacturing techniques have been declared an intangible heritage and the pieces produced here used in many world matches. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jinhong)[page]

A worker makes a piece for the Go board game in Baoshan City, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 9, 2017. The Go pieces, called stones, are made of natural materials including agate, jade and amber at the Yongzi Go Factory, which has a history dating back more than 500 years. In the past the pieces were made as gifts for the royal family. The manufacturing techniques have been declared an intangible heritage and the pieces produced here used in many world matches. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jinhong)

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