The world's major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system has become increasingly complex over the course of its ...

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 ...

Modern simplified Chinese characters form a tightly connected network from just 514 basic components that evolved through a process similar to natural selection, according to researchers who say their ...

After nearly a year of preparation, Sixth Tone is proud to announce the finalists of its inaugural China Writing Contest. Chosen from hundreds of eligible submissions, these pieces represent the ...

In the urban, multicultural ports of the British Empire, the new local elite adapted colonial structures to fit their own emergent bourgeois culture—so-called “imperial cosmopolitanism.” And, for the ...

Sixth Tone is publishing interviews with the judges of its China Writing Contest, in which they share their personal takes on the contest’s theme of “generations” and the value of nonfiction writing.

BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: On July 30, the Award Ceremony of the "Me and China" Writing Campaign and the "Silk Road•People-to-People Friendship Dialogue" Story ...

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 ...