Is the Chinese writing system a sufficient reason on its own to guarantee that Mandarin will not become a global language like English? That’s what someone asked me after I discussed the prima facie ...

This research was conducted with Simon Jerome Han as lead author. Piers Kelly receives funding from an ARC DECRA Fellowship. Charles Kemp's work on this project was supported by an ARC Future ...

Twenty-eight styles of “longevity” are shown during Liu Mengyin’s calligraphy exhibition, which is ongoing from Nov 16 - 20 in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo / xmnn.cn] Liu Mengyin’s calligraphy ...

BEIJING — Archaeologists say they have discovered some of the world's oldest known primitive writing, dating back 5,000 years, in eastern China, and some of the markings etched on broken axes resemble ...