Nai-siang Jiang Phd

Stories Told by Chinese Pictogram Nai-siang Jiang Phd

Behind each picture there is a story to be told. In the current book the author intends to tell the story which each Chinese pictogram conveys. The very first form of Chinese written word is the oracle bone inscription, which are words carved on turtle shells or animal bones used in divination ceremony by ancient Chinese. The author will tell the stories based these inscriptions in a simple, non-intimidating fashion, easily acceptable and comprehensible to the general English speaking public. The Chinese words included in this book some of them are chosen for their relationship to each other to illustrate how the individual word are formed and how several words can put together to form a new word. All the words in this book are chosen for their connection to peoples' daily lives. Where it is available pictures of artifacts discovered from archialogical excavations or modern photography are used to illustrate how closely the words (pictures) depict the actual objects or events they intend to express.

This is a full color version of the book.