Jixiao Xinshu Eighteen Volume Edition (Collected Works of Qi Jiguang)

Author: Qi Jiguang
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: Qi Jiguang was an outstanding military strategist and a great national hero in Chinese history. Throughout his life, he fought against Japanese pirates in the southeastern coastal regions for over ten years, suppressing the pirates who had plagued the coast for many years, safeguarding the country's territorial sovereignty, and protecting the lives and property of the coastal people. In the northeast, he fought against the Mongol tribes for over ten years, securing the safety of the northern frontier, promoting peaceful development between the Han and Mongol peoples, and authored renowned military treatises such as the eighty-volume Jixiao Xinshu, the Zhibing Shiji, and the fourteen-volume Jixiao Xinshu. Additionally, he left behind works such as Zhizhitang Ji and various memorials and proposals submitted to the court during different historical periods, enriching the country's military knowledge and leaving behind invaluable spiritual treasures for future generations. The eighteen-volume Jixiao Xinshu is a military masterpiece by Qi Jiguang, a famous Ming Dynasty general and an outstanding ancient military strategist. It is one of the earliest systematic treatises on military training in ancient China. The book inherits the theoretical essence of previous military treatises while enriching and developing it based on the author's practical experience, elevating ancient Chinese military theory to a new height. Particularly in the field of military training, it forms a systematic theory of military governance and training. For four hundred years since its publication, it has been reprinted multiple times and has had a broad and profound influence on the history of Chinese military thought. This book is rich in content, illustrated with images and diagrams, and accompanied by detailed and easy-to-understand annotations, making it an extremely important academic reference for comprehensively understanding and researching Qi Jiguang.