Wubei Zhi

Wubei Zhi
Traditional Chinese武備志
Simplified Chinese武备志
Literal meaningmilitary preparation records
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔbèi Zhì

The Wubei Zhi (Chinese: 武備志; Treatise on Armament Technology or Records of Armaments and Military Provisions), also commonly known by its Japanese translated name Bubishi, is a military book in Chinese history. It was compiled in 1621 by Mao Yuanyi （茅元儀 Máo Yuányí; 1594–1640?), an officer of waterborne troops in the Ming dynasty. The Wubei Zhi contains 240 volumes, 10,405 pages, and more than 200,000 Chinese characters.

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