Chinese Characters - Couverture souple

Peng, Yu

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1487812868 ISBN 13 : 9781487812867

Editeur : Royal Collins Publishing Company, 2025

Synopsis

Chinese characters stand as a remarkable achievement of the Chinese people, unparalleled in the history of writing systems. From ancient pottery inscriptions and oracle bone inscriptions to the intricate bronze inscriptions and the elegant clerical script of the Han Dynasty, the creation and evolution of Chinese characters reflect a unique process of sound, form, and meaning formation.

Unlike other writing systems, Chinese characters are a product of the Chinese nation's creativity and have become a symbol of Chinese civilization. Their development, from ancient scripts to the refined regular script of the Song Dynasty and beyond, showcases a distinct evolution that sets them apart in the world of writing.

This book narrates the occurrence and development of Chinese characters from various aspects, such as originality, importance, and historical development. Join us on a journey through the world of Chinese characters, where each stroke tells a story of China's vibrant culture and enduring legacy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peng Yu is a lecturer at the School of History and Culture at Southwest University. His main research areas are unearthed documents, ancient characters, and ancient Chinese bronzes. He participated in multiple major national social science projects and independently presided over one project of the National Social Science Fund for Young Scholars. Chen Wei: PhD, English professor of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, PRC. Chen Zhijia: MA candidate of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, PRC. Hua Jueming, a researcher and former associate director of the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a renowned expert in the history of science and technology in China. His main research areas include ancient bronze metallurgy, steel technology, the history of machinery, and the philosophy of technology.

In recent years, he has been devoted to the research and preservation of traditional crafts. He is the author of several works, including Essays on the History of Chinese Metallurgy, etc. Feng Lisheng, a researcher and director of the Institute for the History of Science and Ancient Documents at Tsinghua University, is mainly engaged in research on the history of mathematics in China and abroad, the history of Chinese machinery, the history of metrology, the history of physics, and the history of science and technology among Chinese ethnic minorities. He is the author of works such as The History of Ancient Chinese Surveying and The History of Sino-Japanese Mathematical Relations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Royal Collins Publishing Company
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487812868
• ISBN 13: 9781487812867
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Éditeur: Hua Jueming, Feng Lisheng
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• Personne responsable: non disponible