Classic of Arts

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The Classic of Arts ({{zh|t=藝經}}) was a 3rd-century Chinese book written by Handan Chun on the various cultivated arts of ancient China.{{cite book|title=Chinese aesthetics: the ordering of literature, the arts, and the universe in the Six Dynasties|author=Cai, Zongqi|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|year=2004|isbn=0-8248-2791-0|page=350}}{{cite book|title=Asian games: the art of contest |author=MacKenzie, Collin |author2=Irving L. Finkel |publisher=Asia Society |year=2004|isbn=0-87848-099-4|page=188}} The book also briefly discussed some basics of the game of Go, and it was the first to state the 9 Pin Zhi, a system for Go ranks and ratings.