Got a friend in china right now. In tianjin nankai and heping district looking for places to play go. He says google has failed him and he can't access this forum in china due to the great firewall. Anyone know any spots i can pass along to him so he can actually enjoy his stay

help him, L19xkenobi. You're his only hope!

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If Go is too complicated, you're probably forgetting the basics.

Well is he looking for a school or just a place to play?

There is the 陈瑞 school, but if he can't speak Chinese well it doesn't really help.

I have no troubles using this website in China, before I did, but now no problems.

I am not sure of specific places just to play go but I am sure they exist. Once again speaking Mandarin is important.

Also it is better to use baidu.com to search for things in China.

Here aer some Sensei's Library pages for go places in China:

http://senseis.xmp.net/?ChinaWeiqiAssociation

This is a government agency in Beijing which might be able to provide information about where to play in other areas. Here is their Chinese web page http://www.chinaqiyuan.com/

Another, non-governmental association: http://www.weiqi.org.cn/

Beijing go club!

http://beijinggoclub.com/

Great suggestion, I'm there every week and know many Western go players in Beijing. If the OP's friend can get away from Tianjin please put him in touch with me.

Freeman, are you in Bejiing now? Do I know you?