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Guiguzi, also known as Baihece, is a book traditionally attributed to Guiguzi and compiled by his followers based on his sayings. The book focuses on strategies and tactics, as well as debating skills. Guiguzi originally consisted of fourteen chapters, but chapters thirteen and fourteen are now lost.
Guiguzi (400 BC – 320 BC), surnamed Wang, given name Xu, also known as Wang Chan and Wang Li, styled Xuanweizi. Guiguzi was a representative figure of Taoism during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and the founder of the School of Diplomacy. Guiguzi often went into the mountains to collect herbs and cultivate Taoism. Because he lived in seclusion in Guigu Valley, he called himself Master Guigu. "Master Wang Chan" is a title given to Guiguzi by later generations, and he is one of the five schools of Laozi thought. "Laozi thought includes the Su-Zhang (referring to Su Qin and Zhang Yi) and Guigu school, the Shen-Han school, the Yang Zhu school, the Zhuang-Lie school, and the Guan-Yin and Yin-Wen school." Guiguzi was also known as Baihece. It is said that the text was compiled by later scholars based on Master Guigu's sayings. The book focuses on strategies and tactics, as well as debating skills. Guiguzi originally had fourteen chapters, of which chapters thirteen and fourteen are lost.
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