Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Wényán ) Jump to navigation Jump to search Written form of Chinese until the early 20th century This article is about a written language. For the set of Chinese characters in contemporary usage, see Traditional Chinese . "Wenyan" and "Wen Yan" redirect here. For the Tang dynasty Buddhist master, see Yunmen Wenyan . For the film director, see Vivian Qu . Classical Chinese Literary Chinese 古文 or 文言 Region China , Japan , Korea and Vietnam Era 5th century BC to 2nd century AD; continued as a literary language until the 20th century Language family Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Classical Chinese Writing system Traditional Chinese characters Official status Official language in Republic of China (Taiwan) (used in formal or ceremonial occasions, religious or cultural rites, official documents, legal, courts rulings and judiciary