Historical Investigation of the Study of Sun-tzu's Military Strategy in China

As one of the core parts of military science in China,the study of Sun-tzu's military strategy has experienced the following 5 stages since the appearance of Sun-tzu's Art of War.The first is the commencement from the Warring States to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.The second is the development from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Late Northern Song Dynasty.The third is the further development from the Late Northern Song Dynasty to the Early Qing Dynasty.The fourth is the evolution from the Late Qing Dynasty to present.While the recent 30 years is its flourishing stage.In a word,the systemic investigation of its development and features from the perspective of academic thinking histroy is an invaluable academic task in the study of Chinese military history and academic history.