Is the Chinese writing system a sufficient reason on its own to guarantee that Mandarin will not become a global language like English? That’s what someone asked me after I discussed the prima facie ...
New research suggests that the earliest known Chinese characters have possibly been unearthed at the Liu­linxi Neolithic site in Zigui county, Central China's Hubei Province, pushing the origins of ...
This research was conducted with Simon Jerome Han as lead author. Piers Kelly receives funding from an ARC DECRA Fellowship. Charles Kemp's work on this project was supported by an ARC Future ...
Two books on Chinese writing illustrate how tumultuous technological evolution can be. Every second of every day, someone is typing in Chinese. In a park in Hong Kong, at a desk in Taiwan, in the ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Deirdre Mask KINGDOM OF CHARACTERS The Language Revolution That Made China Modern By Jing Tsu One ...
To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...
To receive the Vogue Business China Edit, sign up here. Fashion has a design issue with Chinese characters, or Hanzi. From luxury labels to streetwear brands, the fashion industry in the West has a ...