One person's traditional Chinese characters:
The "Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language" that was implemented in 2001 clearly stipulates that the state promotes standardized Chinese characters, and also clarifies that The scope of retaining or using traditional Chinese characters:
(1) Cultural relics and historic sites;
(2) Variant characters in surnames;
(3) Calligraphy, seal cutting, etc. Works of art;
(4) Handwritten characters for inscriptions and signboards;
(5) Needed for use in publishing, teaching, and research;
(6) Special circumstances approved by relevant departments of the State Council. Extended information
In Chinese history, from ancient times to the Western Han Dynasty, there were significant differences between the official standard fonts and the modern traditional fonts. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the official script popular in the Eastern Han Dynasty appeared, which was closer to the modern traditional Chinese font. The standardized Chinese characters promulgated by successive imperial courts through the compilation of "Character Books" have official authority over the various simplified characters used spontaneously by the people.
However, the jade seals and official seals at all levels used by the dynasties after Qin still used seal script. Mainland China began to formulate and implement simplified characters in 1956. Since then, simplified characters have become standard Chinese characters in mainland China. Traditional Chinese characters are traditional Chinese characters as opposed to simplified characters.
Regions that still use traditional Chinese characters include China’s Taiwan region, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. Countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, overseas Chinese communities such as Singapore and Malaysia mostly use traditional and simplified characters. In mainland China, in cultural relics Traditional Chinese characters should be retained or used for historical sites, variations of surnames, calligraphy and seal cutting, handwritten inscriptions, and special needs.