Shang Han Lun and 36 Stratagems of War

By Prof. Chen Ming

Thirty-six Stratagems is a book of military stratagems that have been collected since ancient times. The term “36 stratagems” first appeared in the Nán Qí Shū (Book of Southern Qi), in the biography of Wang Jing: “Of the 36 stratagems the best is: Run!”