戚继光

Qi Jiguang was an important military figure of Ming-dynasty China and a military scholar who left behind several writings. Publicly available information about his native place, official posts, and the details of his life is limited, and the materials available here do not provide exact dates of birth and death or nationality, so this introduction focuses on his works as represented in this collection. Four of his works are included here, with representative titles such as Lianbing Shiji (A Practical Record of Military Training), Jixiao Xinshu (New Treatise on Military Efficiency), and Selected Poems of Qi Jiguang. These works concentrate on troop training, army management, and practical combat methods; they are clearly organized and emphasize operability, reflecting a pragmatic and rigorous style of military writing. The selected poems also show that he engaged in literary expression beyond military affairs. His writings are later classified under culture, military affairs, Eastern philosophy, and classical poetry, and they are of reference value for the study of traditional military thought and Ming-era poetry and prose.