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The Art of War popular in S. Korea
《孙子兵法》风靡韩国

The sales of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' has hit a record high in South Korea's publishing history. Its comic version is favored among the young and old people in the country.

The sales of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" has hit a record high in South Korea's publishing history. Its comic version is favored among the young and old people in the country.
The sales of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" has hit a record high in South Korea's publishing history, China News reported. 据中新网报道,《孙子兵法》在韩国热销,已经创下该国出版史最高记录。
In South Korea hundreds of books related to The Art of War have been published since 1953, giving not only the book the award of best seller, but also the longest selling book. 自1953年来,已有百余种《孙子兵法》相关书籍在韩国陆续出版,所以该书既是畅销书,又是长销书。
Various versions of the classic book were available in the country's book stores. Its comic version is favored among the young and old people in South Korea. 这一经典书籍的各种版本在韩国书市随处可见,其漫画版在韩国青少年和老年人中很受欢迎。
The book has also been adopted into the strategies in commercial rivalry, maintaining relationships, and the online game industry. 它还被用来研究商业竞争战略、维持恋爱关系等,网络游戏产业也采用了相关元素。
With the popularizing and studying of "The Art of War," the book has penetrated into people's social life, and the traditional Chinese culture has enlightened the South Koreans, said South Korean scholars. 韩国学者表示,在热衷普及和研究《孙子兵法》的韩国,这本书已经融了人们的社会生活,中国传统文化使得韩国民众大受启迪。
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general and strategist of the Kingdom of Wu. Sun Tzu was active in the late-sixth century BC, during the late spring and autumn period. 《孙子兵法》是中国古代兵书,由春秋末期(公元前6世纪末)吴国的高级将领、军事家孙武所著。

The book is composed of 13 chapters, each is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work of military strategies and tactics for its time, and is still read for its military insights.

 

(China.org.cn July 14, 2011)

该书共13章,每章阐述战争的一个方面,被称为当时关于军事战略战术的权威之作,其军事见解至今仍吸引了很多读者。

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