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“Everything has a form, and oracle bones can speak” themed writing contest

“One oracle bone shook the world; one tiny town made waves across the universe.”

What comes to mind when you hear “oracle bone script”?

Strange symbols shaped like mountains, rivers, and the bright moon? A record of everyday life from a thousand years ago? Or a cultural treasure celebrated across the world?

A human life lasts barely a hundred years, but for oracle bone script, which is more than three thousand years old, that is no more than the blink of an eye.

From the dawn of civilization, it has borne witness to the changes in Chinese history, spanning millennia and remaining fresh through the ages.

The ancients used it to record the weather, sacrifices, wars, hunting, and farming. Surely their feelings as they wrote were much like ours when we type out our thoughts today!

Words are passed down through the generations, flourishing without end. What fresh perspectives can we bring to the wondrous evolution of writing? What imaginative new stories can we tell with oracle bone script?

Come tell your story in words, bridge past and present, and welcome a brand-new 2022 with oracle bone script!