The world's major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system has become increasingly complex over the course of its ...

Two books on Chinese writing illustrate how tumultuous technological evolution can be. Every second of every day, someone is typing in Chinese. In a park in Hong Kong, at a desk in Taiwan, in the ...

Sixth Tone is publishing interviews with the judges of its China Writing Contest, in which they share their personal takes on the contest’s theme of “generations” and the value of nonfiction writing.

In 1899, scholar Wang Yirong recognized carved markings on "dragon bones" as ancient Shang dynasty writing, transforming ...

Sixth Tone is pleased to announce the winners of the China Writing Contest. Selected by a prestigious panel of judges, including British food writer Fuchsia Dunlop, American journalism professor ...