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 ...

We all know what a typewriter looks like, and how this has been translated directly into the modern day computer keyboard, or at least many of us think we do. Many cultures do not use a writing system ...

People visit an exhibition hall of the phase II of National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Photo: Xinhua People visit an exhibition hall of the ...

An oracle bone on display at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, Henan province. [Photo by Zuo Dongchen/For China Daily] The National Museum of Chinese Writing near the Yin Ruins of ...

Around 40 universities feature names inscribed by Mao Zedong, whose distinctive running script-style handwriting is widely recognised.

This year’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) Chinese reading paper had some tricky questions, while the writing paper was more difficult than usual, according to Chinese tutors. Almost 45,000 ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...