The book tells the story of words and characters with a new perspective. The content runs through the entire process of character development, covering 30 kinds of national characters used by more than 20 ethnic groups in China, involving more than 10 kinds of extinct characters. These characters from different ethnic groups make up our national characters together, Chinese characters. The book also interprets the theme of characters from different perspectives, such as the relationship between characters and folklore, the relationship between characters and art, characters worship, and the spread of characters. This book covers almost all aspects of characters’ inheritance in our country, and at the same time it covers almost all aspects of politics, culture and life in our history. For example, this book covers the legends of Cangjie, Wang Xizhi and Cai Lun, papermaking skills of various ethnic groups, engraving printing, movable-type printing and engraving art, the custom of characters avoidance and characters worship. It is a miniature encyclopedia, which can help readers understand the great family of Chinese characters.