In the first stage, Oracle Bone Inscriptions (more than 2,000 words) appeared in the Shang Dynasty 3,500 years ago, which was the source of Chinese characters, and complicated characters such as cognitive characters and pictophonetic characters appeared.
oracle bone script
From the Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty, bronze inscriptions were common, and the seal characters on bronze inscriptions were vivid, vigorous and picturesque.
Ancient bronze inscriptions
In the second stage, during the Warring States period, due to the long-term evolution of ancient Chinese characters and the influence of various ethnic groups and regions, there was no certain structural law, which caused many difficulties in cultural exchanges and the implementation of government decrees. In 22 1 year BC, Qin Shihuang ordered the simplification of Tongshu. As a standard font, Qin Xiao Zhuan has been popularized all over the country and has become the main line to maintain the historical development of the Chinese nation.
Small/small seal characters
By the Qin Dynasty, Li Shu was widely popular among the people, which was an important milestone in the development history of Chinese characters, which fixed the structure of Chinese characters and lasted for thousands of years.
Li Shu Siyan Tea Zantu
In the third stage, during the Republic of China, simplified characters were widely used among the people, although they were not successful. 1956, the State Council adopted the Simplified Scheme of Chinese Characters and the Resolution on Promulgating the Simplified Scheme of Chinese Characters, and began to implement simplified placement of Chinese characters. Simplified Chinese characters are used now, and traditional Chinese characters are still used in Taiwan Province Province.
Olympic Blessing from Friends in Taiwan Province-Traditional Vertical Line
Judging from the evolution of Chinese characters, China, a country with a quarter of the world's population, has stood at the forefront of world civilization with 5,000 years of cultural accumulation and continuation. For thousands of years, the evolution of Chinese characters has evolved with the progress and development of society and has not been eroded by foreign cultures. On the contrary, it is inclusive, constantly enriched and supplemented, forming a long-standing cultural accumulation. It is the only, most perfect and informative writing in the world, which has a great influence and contribution to the writing of neighboring countries. Such as Korean and Japanese characters.
Olympic blessings from Japanese friends
Olympic blessings from Korean friends
China culture is one of the world's original cultures. Other ancient original cultures in the world have died or been interrupted in history, while China culture continues to this day, which is the life vein formed by the integration of multi-ethnic cultures in China.
In the conception of "Olympic Peace Tour", I thought of the carrier of world culture-writing, which is a highly civilized heritage in human history and a fusion of history and modern culture. How to protect this heritage is a topic of human thinking. I have been to Europe twice and bought a book of world words and phrases in a bookstore, but there are only a dozen (such as France, Germany, Japan, etc.). ), and the languages of various countries do not have a good carrier and cannot be displayed to the people of the world. Only through the grand event of the people of the world-the Olympic Games, through the emotional exchange of people all over the world, and through the yearning for a better life, can we realize the art of writing our own words with sincere feelings. At present, it has been more than five years since the "Olympic Peace Tour", and letters from people in nearly 100 languages in nearly 160 countries have been collected. I'm going to publish a book, Appreciation of World Calligraphy Art, in 2008, which is the only book in the world that can reflect the world calligraphy art, and this book will also be presented to the World Olympic Committee, leaving the humanistic Olympic style of the Beijing Olympic Games in the centennial Olympic history and the Olympic dream that ordinary China people persistently pursue. I am proud of my great motherland! Be proud of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games!