China News Service, Shanghai, February 1 (Fan Yubin) "If you don't break eggs before eating, you don't eat. "From the small town of northern Jiangsu to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, in the past two years, the upgraded card game of Egg Hunting has been very popular among the people and has become a popular social tool. Recently, the Shanghai Egg Breaking Sports Association was established, and the chairman of Oriental Fortune, who has a net worth of 40 billion yuan, actually served as the chairman, which once jumped on the hot search list on Weibo. In addition, a number of entrepreneurs serve as vice presidents of the Shanghai Egg Breaking Sports Association.
Eggs originated in Huai'an, Jiangsu. In the Huai'an dialect, "掼" is the meaning of falling, smashing, the player will be in the hand of the "egg", that is, the "bomb" smashed to the table, "the highlight is a momentum". Team up in pairs, and the daily card scene is often laughing and noisy.
At the end of 2022, the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China formulated a unified national competition rules for the competitive egg breaking event. Rule definition: Egg cracking is a four-person participation, two pairs, two decks of playing cards as a competition tool for intellectual competition. Players draw cards and play cards in the counterclockwise direction in turn, and the athletes decide to upgrade after playing all the cards in their hands, and the number of upgrades determines the winner.
Because of its own social function, the egg is regarded by many people as a "social password", over time, the folk spread that "not breaking eggs before meals is equivalent to not eating" and "beating eggs well, indicating that there are brains; The eggs are beaten finely, which shows that the thinking is clear".
In recent years, eggs have frequently "broken the circle". In 2023, the egg will be listed as a performance event in the 5th National Mind Games, competing on the same stage with traditional events such as chess, bridge, and backgammon; The first Egg Culture Forum will be held in Sanya, Hainan in December 2023; In January 2024, the finals of the 2023 National Cracking (Cracking Eggs) Open ended in Shandong; The 2024 National Egg Contest for the Elderly will be held in Beijing; A few days ago, a school in Yichang, Hubei Province assigned a special winter vacation homework - everyone learned to play "eggs", and set the egg project as the school-based curriculum for the new semester.
The reporter learned from the Anhui Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai that according to incomplete statistics, more than 20 million people in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces alone regularly participate in various egg activities, and China's egg lovers have reached 1400 million people. "Recently, eggs have become popular and have become the most popular entertainment for many business people. The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Anhui Chamber of Commerce told reporters that the eggs are deeply loved by the members of the Shanghai Anhui Chamber of Commerce and have become one of the important mediums for expanding exchanges and cooperation between members and various business associations.
Not long ago, the Shanghai team won the runner-up in the men's doubles and women's doubles events in the 2023 National Medal (Egg) Open Finals. "Among the six athletes representing Shanghai in the finals this time, there are college teachers and 2 entrepreneurs, and the overall performance is very good. Shan Xiali, the head coach of the Shanghai Chess Academy, told reporters that the egg has a variety of card games and is easy to use. "In 2023, Shanghai specially organized a training course for referees in Shanghai, with more than 100 students participating in the training and obtaining a referee certificate through the examination. ”
Previously, Jiangsu, Guizhou, Hainan, Beijing and other provinces have established provincial-level egg single associations. The establishment of the Shanghai Egg Breaking Sports Association aims to organize and unite Shanghai Egg Breaking Sports enthusiasts, do a good job in the popularization and improvement of Shanghai Egg Breaking Sports, and strengthen the contact and exchanges with all walks of life Egg Breaking Sports Organizations.
The rules of egg breaking are fine, but they are not as complicated as bridge, and they are easy for ordinary people to learn and very interesting. A person in the financial circle told reporters that eggs are also very popular in the financial circle. "With the first meeting of the customer to play a round of eggs, if it is a master, play two or three rounds can figure out the other party's card routine, a game of cards can roughly understand the way of life. ”
But no matter what kind of game it is, moderation is the right way. Some commentators said, "Only by establishing a correct concept of health and not indulging in gambling can we make all kinds of public intellectual sports, including but not limited to playing cards, better exercise thinking ability, scientifically relieve pressure, and truly add color to spiritual and cultural life." (ENDS).