Chinese writing has its origins in ancient history and its evolution can be associated with the need for China’s emperors to conduct their affairs. They needed some way to express and record their achievements, successes and triumphs, not to mention the more mundane matters of state, so requested a method of writing be developed to ...
When it comes to variety of color and eye-catching brilliance, opals are hard to beat. Before you start shopping for opal jewelry, though, learn a little about how to determine the value of an opal so you’ll be able to find the highest quality that fits your budget. When choosing an opal, the most important ...
English has evolved naturally as a global language over time, despite attempts to create artificial languages such as Esperanto, as global languages. One important argument in favor of English as a global language is its effectiveness. Chinese has more native speakers, however, it also has simplistic grammar, and it lacks articles, prepositions, verb conjugation and ...
Looking at Chinese culture as it is depicted in Bound Feet, Western Dress: A Memoir from the perspective of one raised in America in the late twentieth century, Yu-i’s experience of gender as a social construction may at first glance appear to be a wholly negative one. On the contrary, when examined with an awareness ...
CHOPS & SEALS FROM TIMES OF OLD A “chop” (or seal) is an artifact from ancient Chinese times that surprisingly survives to this day. After the Chinese language appeared in its written form, Chinese writing was an exclusive activity belonging to the world of scholars and well educated government officials. Some surmise that the tradition ...
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