B1U5LanguagesaroundtheworldWatchthevideo,thensharewithuswhatinformationyouget.somesymboleswerecarvedontheshellsorbonesapicture-basedlanguagethesimplifiedChinesecharacterUsetheinformationfromthevideotointroducethephoto.JiaguwenTheChinesecharactersarepartoftheChinsewritingsystem.Let'sexploretheChinesewritingsystemtogether!

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.WhatdoestheparagraphwanttotellusabouttheChinesewritingsystem?TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthemainfactorswhyChineseancientcivilisationcanstillcontinueinthepresenttime.TheChinesewritingsystemisofgreat

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Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.THECHINESEWRITINGSYSTEM:CONNECTIINGTHEPASTANDTHEPRESENTWhatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?TheywilltalkabouttheChinesewritingsystem's

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them.thepastthepresentconnectshistoryPleasereadthefollowingandfindoutwhichparagraphsareaboutthehistory,whichaboutthepresentandwhichabouttheconnections.123456history/developmentconnection&thepresentPleasescanfortimewordsinPara.2-4andskimfortheeventsoftheChinesewritingsystem.Makeatimelinetoshowitsdevelopment.atthebeginningapicture-basedlanguagedatesbackseveralthousandyearstheuseoflongguaround1600-1046BCEawell-developedwringsystemovertheyearsdifferentforms,variousdialectsandcharacters221-207BCEbegantodevelopinonedirectiontodaycommunicateinwritinginspiteofdifferentlocationsanddialectsUsethefollowinginformationtoretellthedevelopmentoftheChinesewritingsystem.atthebeginningapicture-basedlanguagedatesbackseveralthousandyearstheuseoflongguaround1600-1046BCEawell-developedwringsystemovertheyearsdifferentforms,variousdialectsandcharacters221-207BCEbegantodevelopinonedirectiontodaycommunicateinwritinginspiteofdifferentlocationsanddialectsWhichpartisthemostimportantfortheChinesewritingsystem?Why?ReadthelasttwoparagraphsandfindoutwhattheChinesewritingsystemconnects.

WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina'spresentisconnectedwithitspast.PeopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworkswhichwerewrittenbyChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.language&artChina&theworldAtthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday'sHanzi.BytheShangDynasty(around1600-1046BCE),thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters.This,however,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheOinDynasty(221-207BCE).EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.ThatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.WhatdoestheChinesewritingsystemconnect?

connectChineselivingindifferentareasconnectthepastandthepresent123456history/development&connectionconnection&thepresent2.Chineselivingindifferentareas1.thepastandthepresent3.languageandart4.ChinaandtheworldTheChinesewritingsystemconnects:

ExceptforthewritingsystemofChineselanguage,thecontinuousdevelopmentofChina’sagriculture,arelativelypowerfulgovernment,distinguishedphilosophicalschoolsdeveloped,andanopenmindtoembracedifferentculturesareallpossibleandimportantfactors.Besides,educationisalwaysemphasisedinChina’sfamilytraditions.“Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.”Accordingtothewriter,theChinesewritingsystemisonefactorthathashelpedtheChineselanguageand