More and more I feed the urgent need to stand up for Traditional Chinese. It seems easier to write in simplified Chinese. However, if one knows the principles of how Chinese characters were created, it is absolutely not difficult to understand or to learn Traditional Chinese. The Traditional Chinese characters with these character formation principles allude to a language with thousand-year-long histroy and culture. This is the essence and where beauty lies. Unfortunately, simplified Chinese neglects those principles and the beauty of Chinese characters which implies cultural richness has been abandoned.
Moreover, Chinese calligraphy, despite its various styles, is always in Traditional Chinese. So is the case for texts in Classical Chinese. It would be a great loss to Chinese culture when people can no longer read or write in Traditional Chinese.
For those who are really interested in Chinese culture or history, I would not recommend anything else but Traditional Chinese. Period.
(一定要推廣繁體字, 不能讓它消失!)
Moreover, Chinese calligraphy, despite its various styles, is always in Traditional Chinese. So is the case for texts in Classical Chinese. It would be a great loss to Chinese culture when people can no longer read or write in Traditional Chinese.
For those who are really interested in Chinese culture or history, I would not recommend anything else but Traditional Chinese. Period.
(一定要推廣繁體字, 不能讓它消失!)
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