Traditional birth in Qi
· Qi State (representative point: Linzi), present-day Shandong, China
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported · file Traditional biographical dating places Sun Tzu's birth in the ancient state of Qi. The specific birthplace within Qi is not recorded; the coordinate is a representative point at Linzi, Qi's capital during this period. Both the date and location are traditional; the exact birth settlement is unknown, and the coordinate represents Linzi, the Qi capital.
