Chinese writing exhibition brings ancient China to Malta

The exhibition traces the evolution of Chinese writing from the earliest symbols found on Neolithic pottery through successive stages of development

Following successful presentations in Paris, New York, Cairo and Canada between 2024 and 2026, the international exhibition Between the Lines: The Civilization Code of Chinese Characters opened at the China Cultural Centre in Malta this week, inviting visitors to discover one of the world’s oldest continuously used writing systems and the civilisation that grew alongside it.

The exhibition traces the evolution of Chinese writing from the earliest symbols found on Neolithic pottery through successive stages of development on turtle shells, animal bones, bronze vessels, bamboo slips, silk, stone tablets and paper.

Read more about the exhibition on Times2.

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