Anyang, one of the ancient capitals of China, is now home to the National Museum of Chinese Written Language, as reported in a story by Xing Daiqi:
According to Xinhua, the museum, with an initial investment of 400 million yuan ($58 million), covers an area of 54,000 square meters. A combination of the old and new, the building has drawn inspiration from palaces of the Shang Dynasty (C. 1600-1100BC) and post-modern architecture. The five-story facility has a striking embossed golden roof and grand red columns.[...]Now, that's my kind of museum. Thanks for the link, Bathrobe! Posted by languagehat at November 21, 2009 07:07 PMDivided into eight exhibition halls, the museum illustrates the history and evolution of Chinese characters through different dynasties and various ethnic groups in China.
The museum's website is www.wzbwg.com. In a sign of the times the labels at the museum appear to be in both Chinese and English writing.
Posted by: Jeff Blakeslee at November 22, 2009 12:36 PMThanks! Here's the direct link.
Posted by: language hat at November 22, 2009 01:51 PMAt http://www.wzbwg.com/index.asp, has anyone succeeded in getting the "English" link (of "中文 | English") to work ?
Posted by: Philip TAYLOR at November 23, 2009 03:33 AMAs Jeff Blakeslee said, "In a sign of the times the labels at the museum appear to be in both Chinese and English writing". It appears that they also have vaulting ambitions of a bilingual website, but reality hasn't caught up yet.
Posted by: bathrobe at November 23, 2009 03:52 AM