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Go Player (2005)

Go Player poster
Original title
围棋少年
Genre
children's television series, spokon
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
2 seasons, 52 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Jiang Liu'er discovers his talent for the ancient board game Go. The series follows his growth as he learns the game in late Ming Dynasty China.

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What happens

Go Player (Chinese: 围棋少年; pinyin: wéi qí shào nían, literally "Go Youngsters" or "Go Boy") is a children's animated series. It was produced in China.The first season is set in the late Ming Dynasty and follows the development of Jiang Liu'er, a young man with a talent for the game of Go. The show spans two seasons with 26 episodes in each. The first season first aired on CCTV in 2006. The second season, called Go Player 2 (围棋少年2), aired in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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