杜平

Du Ping is an author whose signed works span several fields, though public information about him is limited, and no clear record of his life, nationality, or dates of birth and death is available. Judging from the four works held in the collection, his writing interests cross military, examination-oriented, and cultural directions: he has produced a popular translation of classical military texts in Sun Tzu's Art of War and The Thirty-Six Stratagems: A Complete Translation, a reader serving English majors in Classic Selections for English Majors, Volume 1, and also took part in compiling A Practical Handbook for Career Education Throughout Life, which focuses on career education and practical operation, while 2018 Outlook on the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries addresses macroscopic issues of industrial development. Overall, Du Ping's works tend toward practical and popularizing purposes, combining the transmission of traditional culture with education and industry, and are suited to different readers according to their needs.