Hide in Plain Sight | The 36 Stratagems #1 (瞒天过海)

Every Chinese kid learns the 36 Stratagems. This is #1: 瞒天过海 (mán tiān guò hǎi), "Hide it from heaven, cross the sea." In 589 AD, a Sui general named He Ruobi didn't hide his army. He showed it, again and again, in full view, until the other side stopped looking. Then he crossed the river. In this video: • The true story behind Stratagem #1 • Why what you see every day is the perfect cover, and how this trick is used on you today • The highest level of strategy: putting your cards on the table • Learn 4 Chinese characters: 瞒 天 过 海 🎁 Free character cards + practice sheet (no sign-up): https://boyi.snsaladdin.com/1/ Chapters 0:00 Stratagem #1 of 36 0:15 The story: 589 AD 1:25 Same trick, today 1:47 What it really means 2:37 The highest level 3:05 Learn the characters: 瞒天过海 3:22 The original text 3:37 One down, 35 to go One down, thirty-five to go. Subscribe and collect all 36. Story based on the Book of Sui (隋书·贺若弼传). Illustrations and English narration were made with AI tools. Music: "Guzheng Morning" by Antti Luode, CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gu... "Senor Guzheng and the Happy Monks" by Antti Luode, CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Se... Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (https://github.com/skishore/makemeahanzi), derived from Arphic Technology fonts under the Arphic Public License, via Hanzi Writer data. Calligraphy font: Zhi Mang Xing (SIL Open Font License 1.1). #36Stratagems #LearnChinese #ChineseHistory