Complete Collection of Chinese Wisdom Stories: Upper, Middle, and Lower

Author: Xing Tao
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively organizes and selects classic theories, historical cases, and famous stories of wisdom and strategy in China since ancient times. It presents a full picture of Chinese strategic culture from multiple angles through numerous exquisite and vivid historical illustrations, featuring hundreds of typical wisdom stories.
View: Tian Dan's majestic momentum in deploying the fire ox formation · Han Xin's fierce attack on Xiang Yu with the ten-sided ambush · The reproduction scene of young Cao Chong skillfully measuring an elephant with a boat · Empress Wu Zetian's clever and decisive wisdom without regard for gender · Su Shi's grand and magnificent governance of West Lake.
Learn: Lin Xiangru's flexible response in returning the jade to Zhao · Cao Cao's deep strategic planning in implementing land reclamation · Huai Bing's ingenious strategy in retrieving the iron ox · Zhuge Liang's brilliant calculation in using the empty city to retreat from Sima Yi · He Tan's wisdom and courage in hiding his heart to eliminate treachery · Ji Xiaolan's humor and sharp wit in skillfully maneuvering with Emperor Qianlong.
Discover: How Zhou Yu solved the case by examining a corpse · How a commoner Bi Sheng invented movable type printing · How Zhang Heng developed the world's first seismograph · How Ximen Bao broke the in the city of Ye with one method · How the divine doctor Hua Tuo prescribed precise remedies to cleverly treat critical conditions.