Products Name---------------------- "SUN Tzu: THE SAINT & THE ART OF WAR"
Production Country----------------- China
Theme Type-------------------------- TV Series
Episode Length----------------------40×45'
Completed Date---------------------2008
Synopsis：
The Art of War is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy, has been translated into various languages, and even today has a profound influence all over the world. It has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, especially it has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Currently, the Chinese Large-scale TV series named Sun Tzu: The saint & The Art of War is filmize from the original Chinese military treatise The Art of War, which invested by the well-known Chinese TV producer Jizhong Zhang. This amazing TV series display with the overwhelming power that can be found in epics only, this book gives an overview of the legendary life of Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War and of his exceptional, systematic ideologies in battle planning and logistics.
The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th Century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is the earliest and most valuable Chinese treatise on military science extant, dating from the late Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.) This period could be likened the pre-World War II Europe. Small dukedoms and kingdoms had been consolidated in previous conflicts. Only a few, large kingdoms remained a state of tension with one another. There was peace, but everyone knew it would not last. Eventually wars broke out that lasted hundreds of years for what came to be called the Warring States Period. The period is quite could be likened the current military and political cold war position, which consist with the Could War structure by current five greatly national political strengths of United Nations. The Art of War has had a tremendous influence on military, political and philosophical thought all over the world.
Common knowledge is that wars end in bloodshed and eradicate all living creatures, putting peace-loving people in grave trouble. Sun Tzu proposed that commanders retreat rather than surrender and defeat foes without having to start a battle. This perception matches the anti-war theme, which currently predominates in the world. Sun Wu's philosophy is a figure of wisdom and legend in China. He is also the forerunner of battle tactics, who has been studied and admired by the world's most prominent strategists. Hence, Chinese producer Jizhong Zhang is well known for his TV series and currently he engage to make Su Tzu’s biography into a TV series, which name Sun Tzu: The saint & The Art of War. This trick and fantastic story will present at Cannes TV Festive, Jizhong Zhang expects it to achieve noteworthy success and no doubt it will with his professional attitude and responsibility.
Confucius was traveling around, not very far from Sun Tzu. His ideas eventually came to dominated Chinese Rulers' methods as 'Confucianism'. Lao Tzu's philosophy was transcribed into the Tao Te Ching, eventually becoming Taoism. The Buddha was teaching in India. His teachings came to China where they were "China-ized" into Zen and Pure Land Buddhism. Sun Tzu's book developed a life of its own, finding its way into the hands of Chinese General Centuries after his death. These ideas were much discussed during the Spring and Autumn Period, but really came into their own during the following Warring States Period. The Rulers knew that the constant killing and war could not continue, but lacked the means to stop it. Eventually Confucianism and Sun Tzu came to the fore. It was a great combination because Confucius generally refused to speak on the issue of war claiming ignorance of it. Sun Tzu and other military thinkers filled the gap. Importantly, Confucius did not deny the occasional necessity of war, although, like Sun Tzu, he felt it was extremely undesirable. The Art of Was now over 2,000 years old, has been translated into various languages since the 17th century, and even today has a profound influence all over the world. The book is a condensation of the experience of warfare in that historical era, with the emphasis on precautionary and intelligence strategy. By revealing the nature and important rules of warfare. Sun Tzu: The Art of War has had a tremendous influence on military, political and philosophical thought in China. The TV series Sun Tzu: The saint & The Art of War’s producer Jizhong Zhang has reasonable insights and the incidence of research on those philosophy. He ensures to respect the original work when filming this Large-scale TV series.
