Nushu:Mysterious Script Created by Women

走进千年女书,探寻婀娜之美

Nushu,also known as"Jiangyong Niishu,"is a writing system that originated in the town of Shangjiangxu,and its surrounding areas,in Jiangyong County.Niishu was designed and used exclusively by rural women during ancient times.Niishu is a rhomboid variant derived from square Chinese characters to record the local dialect in Jiangyong County.The characters are structured by four kinds of strokes-dots,horizontals,verticals and arcs.These elongated letters are written with very fine and thread-like lines.The Niishu scrip t can be found inscribed on paper and fans,and also embroidered on clothes,handkerchiefs and belts.

圆润的笔触纤细柔美,一如女性婀娜的身姿。菱状的字形既飘逸舒畅,又有甲骨文的风格。在湖南省江永县,有这么一种文字,甶女性创造和传唱,如水般缓缓流出,流淌着千年累积的文化基因。这种文字叫做女书。