Preface

The Dawn of Civlization

The Graphic Characters of the River Civilization

The Fate of the Graphic Characters of the River Civilization

Using Pictures to Express ldeas

The Origin of Han Characters

Legends from Ancient Times

Discovering the Origins of Han Characters

The Evolution of Han Characters

Ancient Drawing-like Characters

The Development of Modern Characters

The Main Aspects of the Development of Han Characters

The Formation of Han Characters

The Development of the"Six Categories"

How Han Characters were Formed

The Form and Structure of Modern Han Characters

The Square Form of Han Characters

The Mystery of Modern Han Characters

Pictographic Elements in Modern Han Characters

The Use of Pictographic Elements in Modern Han Characters

Han Characters and the Chinese Language

Why Han Characters are Well Suited to the Chinese Language

Han Characters Are the Basic Structural Units of the Chinese Language

The Word-making Ability of Han Characters

Han Characters Bridge the Gap Between Dialects and Eras

The"Sinosphere"

Chinese History Told in Han Characters

China in Ancient Times

China's Ancient Civilization Shown Through Han Characters

The Art of Han Characters

The Calligraphic Art of Han Characters

Famous Calligraphic Treasures

Commercial-art Han Characters

The Seal Art of Han Characters

Stepping into the Information Age

The Computerization of Han Characters

Fears and Worries for Han Characters in the lnformation Age