Han characters have been a great influence on several cultures in eastern Asia, just like Latin does for Western cultures. Han characters still can be found in many Asian languages used today.
Han characters are not only playing a key role in understanding cultures, but also having many interesting features, like the evolution of the shape, the beauty of the calligraphy, and the wisdom about the creation of each character.
The Han festival this year starts with the speech that articulates how the modern technology carries on the historical characters, followed by a demo of an App, designed and developed by Taiwan Online Library. The purpose of this App is to help learners to link the pronunciation of objects by scanning the QR code for each word.
There will also be several game stands specially designed for learning about Han characters. For instance, Han Character Spyer Game provides the questions for players tho guess the words according the attributes of the characters. Artcraft stand is for kids to do hands-on craft inspired by the Han characters, especially perfect for young kids. Listening to Han Character stand plays the pronunciation of Chinese words by Cello and the audience can guess the word by listening to the tone.
Through playing games, players will earn the game points for redeeming gifts.
Beside the games, there are lots of exhibited books can be checked out.
In the end of the event, please stay to enjoy the green tea cake and milk tea, a traditional dessert in Taiwan. We would love to meet you and listen to your feedback about this event.
Finally, please sign up to secure your seat and help us prepare the right amount of material.
We looking forward to meeting you.
Best regards,
Taiwan Online Library
Introducing Han Characters by how they are recorded, recognized, made insentences, and foresee the possibilities and challenges of our future.
Speaker, Tony Wu, is teaching at University of Minnesota, Statistics .
There are three sections in the speech.
1. How are Han characters stored in computers?
2. How do computers recognize Han characters?
3. How do computers generate Chinese phrases?
In the first section, we will learn about how computers in different areas of the world using ASCII code like GB 2312 and Big 5 to encode each Han character in the early history of computer development. Moreover, we will learn about computers using Unicode to organize different characters and symbols from various countries. From the "Han Unification" project, we will learn about that integration of descriptive characters from Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea.
In the second section, we will learn about how computers recognize written Han characters through convolution neural network. This technique was described in "Real-Time Recognition of Handwritten Chinese Characters Spanning a Large Inventory of 30,000 Characters" from "Machine learning journal" published by Apple company in September, 2017.
In the third section, we will learn about how Chinese phrases can be automatically generated through understanding the system of natural language processing. We will briefly introduce the concept behind the early chatting robots like ELIZA, ALICE and the voice assistant app on current smart phones. We will learn how the apps analyze the meaning of words entered by keyboards or voice in the context and then reply to users in complete sentences.
Talking Zebra App is designed for learning Chinese.
Installed the App, then scanned the QR code that supported by the App, the App will pronounce the name of the object that QR code represented in Chinese. For instance, scanning a QR code for apple, it will pronounce "Apple" in Chinese
More info about this App, please refer the following website:http://tolib.org/TalkingZebra
Please take a look of this introduction video: Talking Zebra video
Guessing a Han Character by its attributes,is like guessing a forest by its many trees.
品，垚，森，磊。
Experiencing the pace of Han Characters.
Cast dices to determine how many steps. Each step in the map comes with a Han Character. Get the prepared questions related to the Han Character. When the answer is correct, the player gets money.
Purchase all of the items in the list. Each item in the list has a barcode. Each item in the shelf also contains a barcode for scanning. Scan the barcode and your smart phone will pronounce the sound of the item.
*The smart phone needs to install an app that Taiwan Online LIbrary provided.
Please take a look of this introduction video: Supermarket Match Up
Guess a sentence by the playing of the music.
Show your creative ideas by design and make the craft related to Han character.
Show your imagination, to restructure the Han character into what you like.
Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Please click the number of seats you like to sign up. After clicking, an email will pop up. Please do not modify the email, just send it. Once signing up successfully, you will receive an email notification. If any question, please contact librarian@tolib.org
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Event Hoster Taiwan Online Library |
Established in 2009, the Taiwan Online Library hosts 2 to 4 events every year, like concert, film festival, and a Han culture festival. Book services have been and will be provided for each event.
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Event Sponsor Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago |
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (TECO-Chicago), overseen by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States , serves Taiwan citizens in the Midwestern United States and the interests of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Since 1979, TECO-Chicago has functioned as the Midwest regional branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, which is located in Washington, D.C. Taiwan is one of the most prosperous, democratic, and politically mature countries in the world. Taiwan values the principles of democracy, free speech, human rights, religious freedom, humanitarianism, and market economics, which are hallmarks of the United States of America. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago will continue its efforts to expand and strengthen the economic, cultural, and other ties to the U.S. Midwest, to enhance mutual cooperation and security between Taiwan and the United States far into the 21st century. Not only do these relations and efforts serve the goals and interests of both of our peoples, but also the greater cause of stability, security, peace, and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Event Sponsor Overseas Community Affairs Council |
The Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago is located on 55 E. 63rd St., Westmont, IL, 60559. The Center provides various products and services in meeting the needs of the Taiwanese community, such as renting meeting rooms, lending books, providing material for learning Chinese, and so on.
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