Pure Gold Version of The 36 Stratagems

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Features: Globally Limited Edition: 3,000 Copies Pure Gold-Crafted "The 36 Stratagems" Graphic and Textual Golden Edition (1) Crystallization of Chinese Wisdom: The name "The 36 Stratagems" first appeared in "The Biography of Wang Jingze" in the Book of Southern Qi: "Tan Gong had 36 strategies, and flight was the best." This shows the long historical origin of "The 36 Stratagems." Over the generations, the (people) continuously enriched, supplemented, and refined it, gathering the wisdom of the Chinese nation over centuries, extracting the essence, and refining it into the book we know today. Throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties, countless wise and talented people poured their hearts and minds into it, seeking to enhance it. (2) A Microcosm of History and Culture: Most of the stratagems in "The 36 Stratagems" are named after idioms, each filled with the blood and fire, the swords and shadows of history. Every stratagem in "The 36 Stratagems" has its origin story, and each one can narrate countless thrilling and heart-stirring historical tales. "The 36 Stratagems" draws its inspiration from the I Ching, the first ancient classic of China, exploring the Yin and Yang principles of numerology, constant and variable, sharing and dividing, gain and loss, deception, motion and stillness, capturing and releasing, delusion and madness, life and death, delving into the infinite with the finite, and possessing the characteristics of proverbs with profound meaning. One volume of "The 36 Stratagems" is indeed a microcosm of Chinese history and culture. (3) The Essence of Military Strategy Culture: Ancient Chinese military strategy books are vast, with over 3,000 recorded and more than a thousand surviving to this day. Yet, no other military book is as well-known to ordinary Chinese as "The 36 Stratagems," nor is any other as deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people! "The 36 Stratagems" is a collection of the great strategies and tricks of generations of military strategists, renowned as an extraordinary book of military tactics and strategy. It is the essence of military culture, refined through countless trials and the spirit forged through relentless refinement! (4) The wide application and profound influence of "The 36 Stratagems" make it the unparalleled masterpiece among all Chinese military books through the ages. From ancient to modern times, across battles, markets, and politics, and even in the course of life, "The 36 Stratagems" are everywhere: during the Wu-Yue rivalry, the King of Yue, Goujian, used the painful self-inflicted injury strategy to crush the Wu kingdom with just three thousand Yue troops; in the Chu-Han struggle, the Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, skillfully used the strategy of disinformation, causing Xiang Yu to lose the support of his allies; Chiang Kai-shek masterfully employed the strategies of "killing with a borrowed knife" and "smiling in the shadows," navigating the world of warlords and politicians with ease; Hitler excelled at "crossing the sky to burn the river" and "distraction through action," dominating Europe with unmatched power amidst the (surrounded) great powers; the United States deeply understands the essence of "observing the fire from the other side" and "profiting from the flames," achieving victory and growing in strength to become the world's superpower; Japanese companies have thoroughly grasped the art of "reviving from a borrowed corpse" and "removing the ladder from above," introducing Western technology, surpassing the originals, and achieving the Japan of today!