What are the thirty-six strategems?

What are the thirty-six strategems?

The Thirty-Six Stratagems is a well-known collection of ancient Chinese military tactics, often referenced in everyday conversation through colorful idioms. Though long believed to date back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the version we know today was likely compiled during the Ming and Qing periods—and may have been written even later, in the Republic of China era. The book organizes its strategies into six groups of six:1. Winning Str…