Using Chinese characters to promote culture through imagery

Hanzi (Chinese characters) are not difficult to understand and learn if studied from the aesthetic perspective of pictographs and as a carrier of Chinese culture, says Yu Dan, a spokeswoman for traditional Chinese culture and professor at Beijing Normal University.

Earlier this year, she published Yu Dan Zijie Rensheng (Yu Dan Interprets Life Using Chinese Characters).

"Hanzi is a good medium for us to tell Chinese stories," she says.