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Three years of scrounging on Ali Express #classicalchinese #aliexpressfinds #shelfie

March 14, 2026 at 1:31:36 PM
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The difference between my English and Chinese copies of The Art of War never stops being funny.

#classicalchinese

the cover design isn't at all inappropriate; the original intended audience was not (as many modern people suppose) experienced, battle-hardened lords who wanted to refine their technique to perfection, but twelve-year-olds who were gonna inherit daddy's army one day and needed it hammered into their heads "look Junior, I know that food has always just magically appeared on your plate without you thinking about where it came from, but if you don't take care of the logistics of feeding your army they will literally kill you and bring the enemy your head as a peace offering"

Is the Latin one also from Ali Express?

yes. every single one of them is, the only book printed in Chinese which I found elsewhere is a big honking copy of Lord of the Rings and it doesn’t fit on this shelf

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