Kingdom of Chinese Characters: Telling the story of the Chinese people and their Chinese characters

Author: Lin Lili (Sweden), translated by Li Yiwei
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book explains the origin and characteristics of Chinese characters in a visually engaging manner, providing detailed explanations of over 200 characters related to daily life, such as those related to the human body, housing, utensils, silk and hemp, domestic animals, agricultural tools, vehicles and boats, roads, etc. It also analyzes and describes the lifestyle and customs of the Chinese people, deepening the reader's understanding of the language. It is both profound and highly readable. The book was first published in 1989 and has been translated into seven or eight languages. It is a major reading material for Westerners learning Chinese.