Differences Between Traditional and Simplified Chinese

HISTORY The earliest form of Chinese writing was the Oracle Bone Script (jiaguwen 甲骨文) developed in the Shang Dynasty (18th–12th century BC). This evolved into many scripts, each growing in complexity and becoming more stylized. One of the biggest changes in Chinese writing occurred during the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC). When Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China,