Creator of Pinyin Zhou Youguang Dies at 111

The man who created a system for the romanization of Chinese character passed away over the weekend.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 16 January 2017

Zhou Youguang, inventor of Pinyin, turned 109 today

Jintian shi ta de shengri!

by Erik Crouch, 13 January 2015

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