Wubei Zhi
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.
| Wubei Zhi | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 武備志 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武备志 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | military preparation records | ||||||
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| Chinese military texts |
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