The image is a photograph of a sign on a wooden wall. The sign is rectangular in shape and has Chinese characters written on it in black ink. The characters are arranged in a grid-like pattern and appear to be written in a traditional Chinese script. Below the characters, there is a paragraph of text in Chinese that translates to "Preface" in English. The text is written in both English and Chinese characters. The background of the sign is a light beige color, and the text is black.