In ancient times, Chinese characters were all traditional characters. After the founding of New China, the government simplified Chinese characters to facilitate writing and communication, which is what we see now. However, most China people still use traditional Chinese characters in Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan Province and abroad.
Traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters have their own advantages. In practical function, simplified Chinese characters are convenient; Traditional Chinese characters are also very good, which can remind people of the words used by Sima Qian and Su Dongpo. As far as aesthetic function is concerned, when we write calligraphy, traditional Chinese characters look good, but not necessarily. Many calligraphy characters are cursive and simplified. "So both traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters are a kind of inheritance of our Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese characters have a traditional charm, and simplification makes sense.
1956, the government of China promulgated the Simplified Scheme of Chinese Characters, which simplified 5 16 traditional Chinese characters and 64 traditional Chinese characters by individual simplification and analogy. 1964 "summary of simplified characters" was officially published and re-published after individual adjustments.
Global economic integration and the integration of complex and simplified characters are also inevitable trends.