PaperLiubo (六博)
Yi zhi (Essay on Liubo)
Ban Gu, in Wen xuan (Selections of Refined Literature), compiled by Xiao Tong, 6th century CE
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Ban Gu's rhapsody on Liubo, the earliest surviving literary description of the game's equipment and atmosphere. Contains the Bo jing fragment — the closest thing to a rules text that survived the Han collapse.
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The Academy · May 27, 2026
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