Sun Tzu's Art of War, also known as Sun Wu's Art of War or Wu Sun Tzu's Art of War, is the earliest existing military work in China and the earliest military work in the world. It is about 2300 years earlier than clausewitz's On War, and is known as the "sacred book of military science". The existing * * * is about 6000 words, and one * * * has 13 articles. The author is Sun Wu, whose ancestral home is Le 'an, Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a general of Wu.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is a brilliant treasure in China's ancient military cultural heritage and an important part of excellent traditional culture. Its content is profound, its thought is profound, and its logic is rigorous, which is the concentrated embodiment of the essence of ancient military thought.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is regarded as a classic of military strategists. It has a history of 2500 years and has been studied in all dynasties. Li Shimin said, "Look at the art of war, there is no Sun Wu". Sun Tzu's art of war is a strategy, and strategy is not a trick, but a great strategy and great wisdom. Today, Sun Tzu's art of war has gone global. It has also been translated into many languages and occupies an important position in the world military history. Bamboo slips of Sun Tzu's Art of War in Han Dynasty were unearthed in tapiscia sinensis Mountain in Linyi on 1972.