The DVD of Wisdom of Chinese Characters is exquisitely made with beautiful photos and cartoon pictures, vividly revealing the characteristics of the structure of Chinese characters and the essence of Chinese culture. The DVD is 60 minutes long, divided into 10 episodes, each lasting about 6 minutes. Users will learn about the knowledge related to Chinese characters and Chinese culture in a relaxed way from the illustration of historical events and presentation of objects, cartoon pictures, legends and stories. To be more specific, Wisdom of Chinese Characters explains how Chinese characters were created and developed. And it introduces the basic structure of Chinese characters, focusing on the wisdom of Chinese culture embodied in Chinese characters, for instance, the relationship between Chinese characters and some cultural aspects, including the nature, human body, social life, architecture, customs and philosophies etc. Then it illustrates the artistic beauty of Chinese characters as shown in calligraphy. At last, it tells how Chinese characters spread across the world. After one finishes this DVD, he will be able to develop a full understanding of Chinese characters and also get in touch with the essence of Chinese culture.
The book and DVD are closely connected. Yet the book, based on the DVD, is richer in content. It employs simple words to tell profound ideas. The language is lively and interesting, and there are many colored illustrations. We have tried to blend the elements of knowledge, stories and entertainment all together in the book.
The DVD is a dual-track one with both Chinese and English commentaries available for users to choose. And both languages are also used in the book. This product is intended for both Chinese learners and foreign friends who do not know Chinese but are interested in Chinese culture. It can be used not only as a textbook in the Confucius School or other Chinese programs, but also a popular reading material on Chinese culture.
The DVD is accompanied by a free booklet which includes the scripts of the DVD in both Chinese and English, and 50 commonly used Chinese characters.
DVD, 60 Minutes, Mandarin & English, include: 1 book (92 Pages) and 1 booklet in Simplified Chinese Characters & English, Box Size: 13.2" x 7.6"
