Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters. Their widespread adoption during the 20th cent
Excerpt of initial 1935 simplifications promulgated by the Republic of China Ministry of Education in 1935, later retracted in 1936
The slogan 战无不胜的毛泽东思想万岁! ('Long live the invincible Mao Zedong Thought!') written using simplified characters on Xinhua Gate in Beijing
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China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while
Simplified Chinese characters
…write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters. Their widespread adoption during the 20th century was part of efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to promote literacy. Today, they are the standard forms used in mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore, while traditional characters are officially…
A set of Western Zhou-era ritual bronzes, c. 1000 BCE
Soldier statues of the Terracotta Army, buried alongside Qin Shi Huang c. 210 BCE
Section from the Song-era landscape painting, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, early 1100s
A Ming dynasty section of the Great Wall of China