This post is part of a series exploring Chinese culture. See the links at the bottom of this page for more. Photo by My Hobo Soul It has often been said that you cannot fully understand a country’s culture without knowing its language as language is the verbal expression of culture. The same can be said of Chinese which is the most widely spoken language in the world as well as one of the most impenetrable for foreigners. There are many regional dialects of Chinese although the most widely spoken is Mandarin (the official language, spoken on the mainland) and Cantonese (used in Hong Kong and parts of the south). Photo by nocas Written Chinese characters evolved over time from earlier forms of hieroglyphs.…