Chinese Kingdom - Telling the Stories of the Chinese People and Their Chinese Characters

Author: Lin Xiling
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book tells the origin and characteristics of Chinese characters in a picture-book format, providing detailed explanations for 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 roads. It also analyzes and describes the lifestyle and customs of the Chinese people, thereby deepening the understanding of the characters. It is both profound and highly readable. First published in 1989, this book has been translated into seven or eight languages and is one of the main reading materials for Westerners learning Chinese.