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<p>????</p><p></p><p>Brief Introduction</p><p></p><p>?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>Guiguzi also titled Strategies of Opening and Closing encompasses diverse insights into politics military affairs and diplomacy with a focus on tactical maneuvers and rhetorical debate skills. Its wisdom serves as a strategic guide for human governance distinguished in Chinese tradition as a philosophy for turbulent times.</p><p></p><p>????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>Regarded as the twin pillars of Chinese strategic thought Guiguzi represents the civil approach to strategy while The Art of War embodies military tactics. Historically those seeking monumental achievements rigorously studied and implemented both works.</p><p></p><p>????</p><p></p><p>Author Introduction</p><p></p><p>?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>Guiguzi originally named Wang Xu (also known as Wang Chan or Daoist title Xuanweizi) was a figure from the Eastern Zhou state of Wei. He mentored elites like Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Residing in seclusion at Ghost Valley he adopted the name Master Guigu. Records of the States of the Eastern Zhou praised him as a polymath of cosmic and earthly wisdom unmatched in knowledge.</p><p></p><p>???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>As a pivotal figure in pre-Qin intellectual history Guiguzi's teachings on strategy and diplomacy have garnered growing scholarly and cultural reverence. His legacy was inscribed into China's fourth batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage cementing his enduring influence on Chinese philosophy and statecraft.</p>