People attend the farewell ceremony of late Chinese Go master Nie Weiping at the east hall of the Babaoshan Funeral Parlour in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2026. Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday.
In 1988, he was honored as "Go Master" by then-State Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China, the predecessor organization of China's State General Administration of Sport. He was also the honorary president of the Chinese Weiqi Association. (Xinhua/Pan Xu)
Floral wreaths are laid outside the venue of the farewell ceremony of late Chinese Go master Nie Weiping in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2026. Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday.
In 1988, he was honored as "Go Master" by then-State Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China, the predecessor organization of China's State General Administration of Sport. He was also the honorary president of the Chinese Weiqi Association. (Xinhua/Pan Xu)
A mourner arranges a floral wreath outside the venue of the farewell ceremony of late Chinese Go master Nie Weiping in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2026. Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday.
In 1988, he was honored as "Go Master" by then-State Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China, the predecessor organization of China's State General Administration of Sport. He was also the honorary president of the Chinese Weiqi Association. (Xinhua/Pan Xu)
