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}}In ancient times, written Chinese attempted to follow the spoken language of the time. This type of writing is referred to as ''gǔwén'' ("ancient writing"). In the late Han, earlier writing was adopted as the standard, so written language began to diverge from spoken language. This standardized form of writing is referred to as ''wényán wén'' ("written language"). By the thirteenth century, the spoken languages of North and South China had diverged. But written language remained uniform throughout China.
}}In ancient times, written Chinese attempted to follow the spoken language of the time. This type of writing is referred to as ''gǔwén'' ("ancient writing"). In the late Han, earlier writing was adopted as the standard, so written language began to diverge from spoken language. This standardized form of writing is referred to as ''wényán wén'' ("written language"). By the thirteenth century, the spoken languages of North and South China had diverged. But written language remained uniform throughout China.
[[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]
[[Category:China]]