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The Art of War is one of the earliest military books in the world. It is regarded as a military classic in China, and most military books in later generations are influenced by it, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of military science in China. It has also been translated into many languages and plays an important role in world military practice.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is a brilliant treasure in China's classical military cultural heritage and an important part of China's excellent cultural tradition. It is the greatest military theory work of China in ancient times, and it is also one of the most influential and extensive ancient books of China in the world. Sun Tzu's art of war was once known as "there were grandchildren before, but no grandchildren after;" Grandchildren should not be left behind. " The strategic and philosophical thoughts expounded by it are widely used in military, political, economic and other fields. Its content is profound, its thought is profound and its logic is rigorous. The author is Sun Wu, a great strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. He wrote a book about 2,500 years ago at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, which is the earliest military theory work in the world, compared with clausewitz in Europe.

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War) is 2300 years earlier. Sun Tzu's Art of War contains rich dialectical thoughts. The book discusses the opposition and transformation of a series of war-related contradictions such as the enemy, the subject and the object, and the number of people.

Strength, attack and defense, victory and defeat, interests, etc. On the basis of studying these contradictions and their transformation conditions, Sun Tzu's Art of War puts forward its war strategy and tactics. The dialectical thought embodied in it occupies an important position in the development history of China's dialectical thinking. Sun Tzu's Art of War is about the debate between military strategists, which has been widely used by military strategists in past dynasties.

This book has been translated into 20 languages, including English, Russian, German and Japanese, and there are thousands of printed copies of Sun Tzu's Art of War around the world. Military schools in many countries have listed it as a teaching material. It is reported that in the Gulf War of 199 1, both warring parties learned the Art of War and used its military thoughts for reference to guide the war.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is really a classic in China, and it has been regarded as a treasure trove of military strategists since its publication. Sun Tzu's Art of War is also an applied science deeply rooted in China's mainstream philosophy, based on natural science and aimed at "achieving people and things". Nowadays, it has become a necessary practical manual for business circles, which can not only inspire people to think positively, but also develop human rights and innovative wisdom.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is the earliest monograph on military science that formed a strategic system in the history of existing military theories in China and the world. It is divided into thirteen articles, although there are only more than 5,000 words, but the content is all-encompassing and profound, involving the laws of war, philosophy, strategy, politics, economy, diplomacy, astronomy, geography and other aspects. It can be called the treasure house and master of ancient military theory, which is widely circulated around the world. Some people can even recite famous aphorisms. Although this ancient military science masterpiece of China has only more than 5,000 words, it has had a great and far-reaching influence in the history of Chinese and foreign military thought with its profound philosophy of war and inspiring wisdom of struggle, and it is called the treasure of Chinese excellent traditional culture.

There are many contradictory concepts in the Art of War, such as singularity, truth and falsehood, movement, subject and object, etc. , enriched the category of ancient philosophy, and was valued and expounded by philosophers of all ages. At the same time, Sun Tzu's Art of War is different from other philosophers (except Laozi) in reasoning, quoting allusions, historical facts and other aspects of thinking, which embodies a highly metaphysical logical speculative feature.

Sun Tzu's art of war also had a certain influence on ancient commercial activities. Biography of Historical Records of Huo Zhi records: "Bai Gui's optimism changes with time, so people abandon me and take me, and others take me.

Therefore, it is true that I am in charge of production and still live up to the advice of Yi Yin and Lu Shang, and that Sun, Wu and Shang Yang acted properly. The so-called "people abandon me and take me, and people take me for peace" is actually the commercial evolution of the principles of "controlling people because of things" and "avoiding reality and attacking emptiness" in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Just because the rulers in history pursued the policy of "respecting the essence and restraining the end", the application of Sun Tzu's Art of War in commercial warfare was not popular at that time.

In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the influence of Sun Tzu's art of war can also be seen. Xu Dachun, a famous doctor in the early Qing Dynasty, said in his book "On the Origin of Medicine and the Use of Medicine as a Soldier": "The establishment of a soldier also focuses on eliminating violence and prospering it; Drugs are also used to attack diseases, and they must be used later, and the method is the same. " He cited many examples to illustrate how to use Sun Wu's principles of "knowing ourselves and ourselves" and "defeating the enemy" in medical treatment, and finally concluded: "Sun Wuzi's thirteen articles have exhausted the methods of treating diseases."

Sun Tzu's Art of War is brilliant in literary talent and has a far-reaching influence on the literary language and art of later generations. Liu Xie praised his "words are like pearls and jade" and "literary mind carves dragons into objects". In the Song Dynasty, the Duke of Zheng believed that "Thirteen articles by Sun Tzu are the foundation of martial arts, and scholars should also devote themselves to it. Their words are concise, relaxed and profound, and fluent. " People also attach importance to it. Yan Yu's Cang Shi Lang Dialect in the Song Dynasty pointed out: "Shaoling's poetry style is like Sun Wu." In Qing Dynasty, Lin Shu also analyzed the usage of the word "Ye" in Essays on Chunjue Zhai, and expounded the influence of the syntactic words of "Thirteen Essays" on the writing of later articles: Lu refers to the usage of the word "Ye" in Ouyang Xiu's Zuiwengting Ji.