April 20th is National Chinese Language Day and we want to give a shoutout to our hard-working team. It is because of each of our staff members that we are able to open the doors each day to serve our community. Now, let’s check out some fun facts about the Chinese language!
- More than one billion people speak Chinese as their first language!
- The Chinese written language dates back to 2650 BC, making it the oldest written language in the world
- Mandarin is the official national language of China
- There are over 80,000 Chinese characters – wow!
- There’s no word for “yes” in Chinese
- It is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn
- One in six people speak Chinese — that’s quite a lot!