What specific statement does the Ministry of Education have on the proposal to set up a Chinese character festival?

On June 5438+1October 65438+July, 2006, the abbot of Shaanxi 16 Temple, the abbot of Futian Temple in Xinzhou, Shaanxi Province and some traditional culture lovers in An jointly released the Chinese Character Festival. Cherish Chinese characters and carry forward China traditional culture? In the proposal, it is suggested to set up? Chinese character day? Call on the whole people to cherish Chinese characters. At the same time, the proposal suggests that Chinese characters be declared as world intangible cultural heritage to protect the Chinese character system. Baishui Cang Xie Temple erected? Chinese character festival initiative monument? .

On September 9, 2020, the Ministry of Education made suggestions to the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress. Men's Day? Reply: Your question about the establishment? Chinese character festival? This suggestion is of positive significance to show the unique charm of Chinese characters, carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture and establish the isomorphism consciousness of the Chinese nation. We will organize experts to further study your suggestion, and on the basis of soliciting opinions from other relevant departments, we will actively make suggestions to the National People's Congress or the State Council when conditions are ripe. Please also take advantage of other opportunities to actively put forward suggestions to the National People's Congress and relevant departments in the State Council to promote the whole society to love Chinese characters and promote the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization. Thank you for your concern and support for education and language work!

In Chinese characters, all kinds of fonts formed in different historical periods have their own distinctive artistic characteristics. For example, seal script is simple and elegant, official script is static and dynamic, rich in decoration, fast in cursive script, compact in structure, neat and beautiful in regular script, easy to read and write, practical, diverse in style and different in personality.

The evolution of Chinese characters is from pictographic pictures to linear symbols, strokes adapted to brush writing and printed fonts convenient for carving. Its evolution provides rich inspiration for China's font design. In character design, if we can give full play to the characteristics and elegant demeanor of various fonts of Chinese characters, we will certainly be able to design exquisite works with ingenious application and unique conception.

Chinese characters are an important symbol of Chinese civilization and an important carrier for inheriting Chinese civilization. The Ministry of Education and the State Language Committee have always attached great importance to the education, standardization, promotion, inheritance and protection of Chinese characters, and paid attention to improving the writing level and application ability of Chinese characters for the majority of young people, giving full play to the basic role of language in inheriting and carrying forward Chinese excellent traditional culture.

In recent years, many schools have set up writing courses in Chinese courses. In recent years, the Ministry of Education's Opinions on Developing Calligraphy Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (Ji Jiao II [201] No.4) and the Guiding Outline of Calligraphy Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (Ji Jiao II [20 13] 1 No.4) have been issued one after another. We have comprehensively and thoroughly implemented the Chinese classic reading project, built a Chinese classic reading and writing resource library, and jointly organized it with relevant departments? Chinese character dictation conference? Famous calligraphers enter the campus? As well as the national student standardized Chinese character writing contest, the national primary and secondary school teachers and students calligraphy seal cutting exhibition and exchange activities, the Chinese classic reading contest and so on. To enhance teachers, students and the whole society's love for Chinese and their understanding of China culture.