The complete collection of 36 famous Chinese stratagems in one volume.

36 famous Chinese stratagems - the key to success in military and everyday affairs, a convenient and effective guide for business and personal relationships. The ancient Chinese art of stratagems offers a unique but very consistent and practical view of things that can be used in all life circumstances. A stratagem means a strategic plan in which a trap or trick is set for the opponent. The necessary conditions for the development and successful implementation of stratagems are: - the ability to calculate moves and anticipate their consequences, - knowledge of the psychological characteristics of those against whom the plan is directed, - the author's persistence in implementing the stratagem. A stratagem organizes a sequence of actions. They were not only composed by military commanders. Political teachers and advisors to kings were skilled in managing civil society and diplomacy. In China, several centuries before our era, the development of strategic plans - stratagems - became a practice and, becoming a kind of art, was enriched by many generations. Stratagems became a secret national heritage.