Traditional Chinese characters, also known as traditional Chinese characters, are called traditional Chinese characters in Europe and America. Generally speaking, it refers to the Chinese characters replaced by simplified characters in the Chinese character simplification movement, and sometimes it refers to the whole Chinese character regular script and official script writing system before the Chinese character simplification movement. Traditional Chinese has a history of more than three thousand years. Until 1956, it was a standard Chinese character widely used by Chinese people all over the world.
At present, traditional Chinese is mainly used in Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macau and most overseas Chinese communities in North America.
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200 1 The Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Common Languages and Characters, which came into effect, clearly stipulates that the state promotes the standardization of Chinese characters, and at the same time clarifies the scope in which traditional Chinese characters can be retained or used:
(1) Cultural relics and historic sites;
(2) variations in surnames;
(3) Artistic works such as calligraphy and seal cutting;
(4) Handwritten inscriptions and signboards;
(five) required by publishing, teaching and scientific research;
(six) special circumstances approved by the relevant departments of the State Council.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia _ Traditional Chinese