Jixiao Xinshu, Vol. 14 (Collected Works of Qi Jiguang)

Author: (Ming) Qi Jiguang, annotated by Fan Zhongyi
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Features: The fourteen-volume Jixiao Xinshu currently preserved versions include the Wanli 16th year (1588) edition published by General Li Chengxun, the Chengli 20th year re-engraving by the Zhuang family, the Wanli 21st year edition published by Fujian Provincial Administration, the Wanli 32nd year edition, the Chongzhen 17th year (1664) edition, and manuscripts. It was never reprinted domestically during the Qing and Republican periods, making it an exceptionally rare military treatise. In the 1990s, some volumes of this book began to be made known to the public. It was not until 1998 that the book was first completely published by Shiji Press, titled Qi Jiguang's Military Methods—Annotated Edition of the Fourteen-Volume Jixiao Xinshu. Additionally, there exist a Japanese re-engraving from the Honghua 2nd year (1845) and a supplementary engraving based on the Honghua 2nd year edition from the Bunroku 3rd year (1863). This book is one volume in the Qi Jiguang Studies series. It includes the fourteen-volume Jixiao Xinshu, a military treatise by the Ming Dynasty's anti-Japanese war hero and national hero, Qi Jiguang. The book is rich in content, illustrated with diagrams, and features detailed and easy-to-understand annotations. It holds significant academic reference value for a comprehensive understanding and study of Qi Jiguang.