That written language was, of course ... The tendencies to indirectness and allusion are ancient cultural traits of Chinese society, and politicians and negotiators were using them as much hundreds of ...

After all, speakers of all Chinese “dialects” can read the same characters and communicate in writing even when they struggle ... in Beijing as much as Cantonese or the Classical language of the ...

Discover oldest languages in the world, with some still being spoken today. From Chinese to Tamil, these ancient tongues have ...

A scholar who is prescribed "dragon bones" to cure an illness realizes that the bones-which are actually turtle shells-contain ancient Chinese writing used to send messages to the gods. The fantastic ...

The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China ... its very presence. Writing in the eighth ...

Chapters on the prehistoric background, the growth of language, and relations with ... if they read only those well-researched and carefully written chapters." Historian "...almost everyone interested ...