the author is unknown.
the phrase "thirty-six strategies" preceded the year when the book was written, and its etymology can be traced back to Tan Daoji (? -A.D. 436), according to "Biography of Wang Jingze in the Southern Qi Dynasty": "Tan Gong's thirty-six strategies are the best, and your father and son should only listen." It means that the defeat is inevitable, and only retreat is the best policy.
This saying has been used by later generations. In the Song Dynasty, Hui Hong wrote "Cold Zhai Night Talk": "Thirty-six plans, walking is the best plan." .
in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, more people quoted this language. So a man of heart collected a group of books and compiled them into "Thirty-six Plans". However, it is difficult to confirm when and by whom this book was written. The reason why there is no fixed author for the extended materials
is to talk about the origin of the thirty-six plans. Thirty-six strategies, most of which come from Sun Wu's The Art of War, were summarized by later generations in the process of studying Sun Tzu's The Art of War, among which war examples are found all over the world. In addition, some strategies come from some modern or contemporary battles that later generations have come up with.
Therefore, the writing process of Thirty-six Strategies has been combined with the wisdom of many people for many years, and there is no single or fixed author.
Researcher Shi Xingbang, former director of Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology, believes that Mr. Zhang Lianjia has tirelessly read ancient military classics, devoted himself to writing and studying, and compiled a large-scale military book "The Secret Book of War" with more than 14, words, which has made contributions to inheriting the historical and cultural heritage of the motherland and promoting excellent culture. Like the important part of "Six Lines and Thirty-six Plans", its content is much richer than "Thirty-six Plans".
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