In fact, the simplification of Chinese characters has always existed, such as the simplification of official script and seal script, the simplification of regular script and official script. Because the writing of ancient Chinese characters (traditional Chinese characters) is complicated, it is a very difficult process for the ancients to read. This situation has not changed until the Republic of China, and ordinary people are usually illiterate.
Imagine what it's like to have hundreds of millions of illiterate people in China. The backwardness of the country and the ignorance of the people are not as simple as lip service. So at that time, some people of insight thought that if they were poor, they would change them and put forward the idea of simplifying Chinese characters. It took about 20 years from the "Vernacular Movement" in the May 4th Movement to the compilation of the first simplified word list (1935) by Qianli System. Unfortunately, before long, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, and the simplification of Chinese characters was forced to stop. Fortunately, however, simplified characters have been widely promoted in areas led by the * * * Party. Needless to say, the history behind it. In a word, for China decades ago, it was a great good thing that simplified Chinese characters were easier to write and easier for people to read.
One more thing, simplified characters actually save Chinese characters. Why do you say that? Because there was another saying at that time, that is, Latin Chinese characters. The reason is that Chinese characters cannot be input into electronic equipment, which indirectly hinders scientific and technological progress. It is hard to imagine that if our square Chinese characters become full of letters like western languages, will China culture also be "skinned and boneless"? Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that simplified Chinese characters have saved China's crumbling culture in a cruel world.