The evolution of Chinese writting
nº 24: 王文 Wang Wen | 1 may 2014
Today, we are used to reading books written and designed with horizontal lines, ie, we read from the left to the right and the paragraphs are arranged from top to bottom. If you have the chance to go to a library or a museum where collections of Chinese ancient books are kept, or while surfing the Internet for information, you will see many aspects that distinguish modern conventional books of the oldest ones.
Confucius in Mo Yan’s imagination
nº 23: Mo Yan | 1 march 2014
How Confucius really was? During the eight World Congress of Confucius Institutes 2013, the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mo Yan, delivered a cultural discourse in the closing ceremony. Faced with expectant eyes of everyone attending the congress, the Chinese writer spoke spontaneously about Confucius and the Confucius Institute, and shared with the audience his thoughts on culture, society and life.
The image of ancient China and horseback legends
nº 22: Kilian Cuerda Ros; 王文 Wang Wen | 1 january 2014
In the section Throughout time, we propose two readings: The image of ancient China in the seventeenth century Europe and Chinese horseback legends.
The first exchanges between China and Spain
nº 21: 王文 JWang Wen | 1 november 2013
Two thousand years ago, the Silk Road had already connected the Chinese city of Chang'an, capital of the Han Dynasty (汉, 206 BC-220 AD), with the Roman Empire. Even today, one can find many Silk Exchanges in many cities located along the Mediterranean coast.
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