The Art of War

Author: Wen Liang Annotation
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The hardworking and wise Chinese people have created a splendid and brilliant Chinese culture, one of the oldest in the world. It serves as a spiritual bond connecting all the people of China and the Chinese diaspora worldwide, possessing a stronger cohesion than blood ties. To better learn, inherit, and carry forward this valuable cultural heritage, we have invited over thirty experts and scholars, spending three years, to select two hundred profound and time-honored classics from the vast ancient texts. After careful collation, proofreading, annotation, and interpretation, we have compiled this series, "Time-Honored Classics of Chinese Culture," published in twenty volumes. This series has the following features:
1. The ancient Chinese text of each book is written by modern calligraphy master Pang Zhizhong in calligraphy with a hard pen, allowing readers to appreciate Pang Zhizhong's exquisite calligraphy while experiencing the depth and breadth of traditional Chinese culture. While reading and reflecting on the ancient classics, they can also learn to appreciate the calligraphy art of contemporary masters. For book collectors, these are also valuable treasures with great collectible value.
2. The works collected in this series primarily consist of time-honored masterpieces and classic works. Following the learning characteristics of readers, especially young people, annotations are provided for the classical Chinese text, along with colloquial translations or necessary explanations to make the content easily understandable. This helps young readers deepen their understanding of the original classics, truly making every reading beneficial.
3. During the selection process of this series, the authenticity of historical materials was adhered to as a principle. For doubtful points, we repeatedly examined relevant knowledge and understanding of traditional culture to gain more and more accurate historical materials. Proofreading ancient texts is a very tedious and complex task, sometimes requiring the unremitting efforts and improvements of several people. To make this book more complete and authoritative, we consulted a large amount of relevant materials during the selection process.