汉语是人们公认的最难学习的语言之一。而被它复杂的书写体系难倒的,可不仅仅是外国人。1949 年新中国成立之初,90％的国人不识字,全国上下,人们使用着几百种方言,为了提高人们的文化程度,中国政府在50年代进行了一场轰轰烈烈的语言文字改革,明确提出:中国标准的语言是普通话,汉字也应当简化。那么,什么是普通话？它是怎样创造出来的？创造它的目的是什么？拼音是怎样发展出来的？有朝一日,中国会摒弃自己传统的象形文字——汉字吗？ Chinese is recognized as one of the most difficult language to learn. It is not just foreigners who are overwhelmed by its complex writing system. When the founding of New China in 1949, 90% of the people were illiterate. There were hundreds of dialects spoken throughout the country. In order to improve people's education level, the Chinese government conducted a vigorous language and language reform in the 1950s, making it clear that : Chinese standard language is Mandarin, Chinese characters should be simplified. So, what is Mandarin? How is it created? What is the purpose of creating it? Pinyin is how to develop it? One day, will China abandon its traditional hieroglyph - Chinese?