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汉字五千年

汉字五千年 poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
People's Republic of China

How it feels

This documentary traces the origins, changes, and current state of Chinese characters. It uses ancient scripts and expert commentary from linguists to explain how the writing system evolved. The film was made as interest in learning Chinese grew around the world.

informativeeducationalunhurriedreflectiveculturalstructuredfocusedscholarly

What happens

《汉字五千年》,是一部关于华夏文明的载体汉字的纪录片,亦有同名出版物。纪录片讲述了关于汉字的成因,变革及现状。纪录片通过汉字甲骨文、金文、篆书等图文并茂讲解字形演变并且结合世界各国知名语言学家、文字学家解说。 近年来随着中华人民共和国逐渐融入世界,中华人民共和国经济的持续高速增长越来越重要的影响着世界。在国外逐渐兴起了学习汉语的热潮,汉字五千年纪录片正是在这样背景下摄制的。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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