During the Spring Festival this year, Richard Sears from the United States stayed in Jiangsu, China for the New Year. During the Spring Festival, the reporter visited the scholar known as "Uncle Chinese Characters" again and recorded his daily life with the camera.
Richard Sears is one of the earliest scholars in the world who used modern technology to study the etymology of Chinese characters.
The reporter learned that within ten years, Richard Sears scanned 48,000 seal characters from Liu Shu Tong, 24,000 fonts from Jin Wen Bian, 31,000 "Oracle Bone Inscriptions".
In his view, analyzing the source of Chinese characters can better understand Chinese culture.
Richard Sears' philosophy of life is: live to be old, learn to be old.
Therefore, during the Spring Festival, he often sits at the computer desk to study Chinese characters and learn Chinese culture.
This year is the 13th year that Richard Sears has come to China, posting Spring Festival couplets, hanging lanterns... Regarding the Chinese Spring Festival, Richard Sears said that it is a very important festival for Chinese people, Because the Spring Festival represents happiness, reunion, auspiciousness and peace.
In front of the camera, Richard Sears also sent blessings to all friends who care about him. He hopes that through his own efforts, Chinese character lovers all over the world can understand the history and culture of Chinese characters and appreciate its infinite charm.
(Reporter Ge Yong)
Responsible editor: [Li Peiyun]