Hello, everyone!

      well, i know this question can be a little bit stupid,but i am really curioused about if any of you would like to learn or interesed in classical chinese.

     classical chinese is used as writing  language before 1918,which mean almost every chinese book wrote before 1918 were in classical chinese. it is a highly refined language and  it has higher literariness than modern chinese ( it is fountainhead of modern chinese) learning classical chinese can help you have a better understanding of chinese language and  will give you a brilliant way to know chinese culture.

       i have thought about if it is possible for foreginers to learn classical chinese as it seems or say indeed is difficult. my answer is yes, for two reason. the first one , it is a language ,so each word has precisely meaning just same  as any other language,so try to memorize the vocabulary and understand  grammer ,you will get quite good prograss.the second reason is that the language has been used for thousands of years which mean there are so many articles of many different difficulty levels in this language  that you can learn this language step by step from simple to advanced,this is also the reason why chinese students start to learn classical chinese from primary school( though i must add it is in the last year of primary school at the age about 12)

     i think if you can aready speak chinese fluently( you get the ability to learn it) and you are passionate in chinese language and culture( you get the motivition to learn it), then it might be a good idea to learn  classical chinese .you will get the password to explore the chinese culture and history^^

     wish everyone have a nice day and have a good progress in learning language:)

                                                                                                                          yuhong