Chinese writing has a history of some three thousand five hundred years. It is not as old as Sumerian or Egyptian writing; there is no certain evidence, however, that the invention of writing in China ...

We can't call it writing until we have more evidence." Shaman rituals. He noted that there were indications the Neolithic culture at Jiahu may not have been complex enough to require a writing system.

PRESENTER:'So the Chinese writing invented by the Shang 'wasn't an alphabet like our writing, it was pictographic. 'That means their signs show the things they're meant to be. 'It's a series of ...

The extraordinary Chinese writing system has over 4,000 core complex characters – and they’ve been getting more complex over time. Most assume writing systems get simpler.

Sign In; Story of China. The Discovery of the First Chinese Writing. ... On the ‘dragon bones’, which he had to grind up and drink for his fever, he recognised the earliest Chinese writing!

Pottery expert Dr. Anna de Vincenz identified the writing as Chinese, with the Hebrew University researcher Jingchao Chen deciphering it. "The bowl dates back to 1520-1570, and originated in the ...

HARARE, March 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese writing competition for Zimbabwean students was held in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, Friday.