Chinese writing from its origins to the 3rd century CE

October 2012 The earliest evidence of Chinese writing goes back to the 13th century BCE, which makes it the oldest form of writing in East Asia. Unlike the early development of writing in Egypt and Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BCE, Chinese writing from its earliest discovery was already a fully developed system that reflected the different elements of the language. Certain specialists consider the possibility of a less developed, earlier stage, but no evidence of this has been dis..