The jigsaw puzzle is one of the ancient toys in the East
The ancients said: "The benevolent enjoy the mountains, and the wise enjoy the water." In fact, the joy of the wise does not stop at water. You see, when they had nothing to do, the ingenious ancients were not only good at putting together jigsaw puzzles, but also dismantling the nine-link puzzle. They possess Luban's ingenuity and use their wisdom to constantly challenge Luban Suo; they rely on Kong Ming's wisdom to play word games between the lines. Whenever there is a festive feast and the seats are full of relatives and friends, the noisy and joyful scene of drinking and drinking makes people sigh how much fun it is!
The jigsaw puzzle is one of the ancient toys in the East and is known as the "jigsaw puzzle from China" Known as the "Oriental Magic Board". It once fascinated the military strategist Napoleon, and also fascinated the famous French illustrator Toure. In the public case novel "The Case of the Iron Nail" written by Dutch Goroupe, the mute boy's jigsaw puzzle turns out to be the clue and key to solving the case... What is so special about the small jigsaw puzzle? Why is it famous at home and abroad?
It is still unclear when the tangram originated. Some people say that it originated from the Yan Jitu of the Song Dynasty. The so-called "Yan Ji" refers to the table table used when entertaining guests. By chance, Huang Bosi, a Jinshi of the Northern Song Dynasty, designed six rectangular tables. During the banquet, he adjusted the placement of the tables according to the number of guests, which was very convenient. Later, he added a small table and put all seven tables together to form a rectangle for multiple people to dine. This is the prototype of the tangram.
During the Ming Dynasty, the painter Ge Shan added six more table tables based on the assembly principles of Huang Bosi's Yan Ji table. Thirteen pieces of tables are put together to form the shape of a butterfly spreading its wings. This is the wonderful butterfly wing table. The jigsaw puzzle is developed on the basis of the Yan Jitu and the Butterfly Wing Jitu.
Lu Yitian, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Lenglu Miscellaneous Knowledge": "There are seven clever pictures recently, with five formulas, seven numbers, and more than a thousand variations. . The shape of the object changes at will. It is enough to relieve boredom and silence, so it is enjoyed by the world. "Roughly speaking, a jigsaw puzzle is divided into seven figures, and these seven figures can be assembled into a square. , rectangle, and can also be made into shapes such as humans, horses, dogs, etc. With seven small drawing boards, you can create many shapes that you have in mind. The fun it brings to people lies in the infinite possibilities it contains.