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Writing the Taiwanese Language: A POJ Story
History SiniticFebruary 6, 2020March 16, 2020

Writing the Taiwanese Language: The POJ Story

This is the story of a bizarre and fascinating writing system, developed in the 1800s, used to write the Taiwanese language.

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