(Some later chapters without careful translation, but does not affect the reading. Recommend you take a look and see how the evaluation of foreigners South Korea (/ move) the history of the dispute.)

South Korea uses TV dramas in history war with China CHN strong network community bbs.chnqiang.com

By Jon Herskovitz

Tue Apr 24, 7:14 PM ET

South Korea used to counter the issue of Korean dramas in the history of China

By Jon Herskovitz

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is fighting a battle with China over ancient history using one of the most powerful weapons in its arsenal - sappy TV dramas watched by hundreds of millions of viewers in Asia.

South Korea's use of popular Korean dramas in Asia, contentious issues in the history of China on the counterattack.

The dispute is over whether a 2,000-year-old kingdom, whose lands covered much of the Korean peninsula as well as parts of China, was an ancient Korean royal house or a vassal of China.

The dispute is a 2000 year old dynasty (which may refer to Goguryeo), this dynasty covers the Korean peninsula and parts of the land of China, is the original orthodox or affiliated with the Korean royal dynasty of China?

At stake is national pride in South Korea where the ancient origins of the Korean people have long been overshadowed by the histories and cultures of neighboring China and Japan.

South Korea's national honor in a very dangerous stage, because the Korean people's ancestors have long been a powerful neighbors China and Japan influence.

"The Koguryo issue may be one of the smaller problems that China has but it is everything for Korea. Koguryo symbolizes the identity of Korea," said Kim Woo-jun, a professor at the Institute of East and West Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul .

"Koguryo issue may be a small problem for China, but North Korea (/ South Korea), who is a fundamental thing." Kim Woo-jun professor.

The spat heated up about two years ago when Beijing announced plans to seek listing for Koguryo sites on a United Nations cultural heritage list, firing up a long-standing campaign by China to claim the kingdom as its own and assert historical ties to lands in its modern borders.

Two years ago, China will apply for historical and cultural heritage sites of Goguryeo, the question about the history of Goguryeo has been continually heating up. Because the problem involves issues such as the present boundary demarcation.

South Korea was incensed. It used diplomacy and academic papers to argue its case but its popular television dramas have proven to be the most powerful tool.

South Korea has been angered. His use of diplomatic and scholarly articles to refute, but it proved the most effective tool is the Drama.

Three South Korean television dramas on the Koguryo kingdom released in the past six months were hits at home and abroad, with scenes of galloping horses, court intrigue and sword fights.

Over the past six months, three South Korean television stations produced on the history of Koguryo Korean dramas playing at home and abroad, there are running a horse, arguing the court, and sword fighting.

But the television shows raised hackles in China and Hong Kong, where viewers supporting China's claims to Koguryo crossed swords in cyberspace with those defending South Korea's position.

However, these TV series in China and Hong Kong have been attacked.

The dispute became so emotive that the user-generated Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia blocked readers from contributing to the section on Koguryo "until disputes have been resolved."

The dispute escalated, so that a number of stops on the Internet encyclopedia articles included.

According to Seoul, the Koguryo Kingdom reigned from 37 BC to AD 668 and was a regional power fighting off Chinese invaders. The territory it once held is now home to many ethnic Koreans who live in China.

According to South Korea's argument, Goguryeo Dynasty (37-668 years ago) is a local resident against the Chinese aggressors of the dynasty, and their territory is now the territory of North Koreans in China live.

In China, scholars say Koguryo was founded in its territory and was a vassal state. They say the descendents of the royal house were assimilated into the Han Chinese people.

Koguryo dynasty, the Chinese side said it was discovered in China, a subsidiary country, thus derived from the people of the royal family as part of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

HISTORICAL ARGUMENTS

Historical disputes

Debates over historical versus modern borders are argued all over the world. But they rarely fire up the passions of television viewers in the way that the argument over the Koguryo kingdom has in North Asia.

A lot of historical disputes, but the world did not rise to the use of drama to resolve this matter precedent.

Television producer Lee Joohwan's historical drama "Jumong" was a big hit in South Korea where it was a ratings winner. But some Chinese viewers railed against the series on the Internet, branding it a Korean attempt to rewrite history.

Produced by Lee Joohwan Drama Jumong (Jumong should be) a success, but some Chinese scholars pointed out that this drama attempt to rewrite history.

A Hong Kong broadcaster went so far as to change the names of the entities in the series to make the show more palatable to its Chinese-speaking viewers.

A Hong Kong media to track and modify the relevant term.

"Despite the controversy, I don't think the drama would have been popular if it hadn't been interesting," said Joohwan.

Cast aside the argument did not say, I do not think that if this drama is not meant to say, he would be welcome! Joohwan said.

The spat over Koguryo's origins rubs salt into wounds in South Korea, which is in the midst of modern day territorial disputes with its neighbors.

Controversy in South Korea, wound rubbed salt, South Korea and neighboring countries, there are disputed territory.

Seoul is still arguing with Tokyo over its 1910-1945 colonial rule over the peninsula as well as territorial claims over desolate isles in waters between the two countries.

South Korea and Japan on a number of small islands is also in dispute.

Many in South Korea also resent China's control over part of a mountain considered sacred in Korean mythology.

Many people think that South Korea as part of some of China's Mountain (Changbai Mountain) is the Republic of Korea.

Known as Paektu in Korean and Changbai in Chinese, the mountain straddles the China-North Korean border. Communist North Korea, with whom South Korea hopes to reunite in the future, ceded part of the mountain to China, its main benefactor, in 1963.

South Korean speedskaters caused a diplomatic incident when they held up signs saying "Mount Paektu is our Land" at the Asian Games earlier this year. Bbs.chnqiang.com Military Forum

The Asian Winter Games earlier this year, the use of slogans on the Korean show "Taibai Mountain is South Korea's" or similar words.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry summoned a South Korean embassy official to complain about what Beijing considered a political act at a sports event.

China expressed its strong protest.

A few weeks later, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao tried to play down the controversy over Koguryo during a visit to Seoul.
A few weeks later, in the time of the visit to South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao tried to reduce the controversy on the history of Koguryo.

"Research on the history of ethnic or territorial changes or movements should be based on the principle of separating academia from politics and reality from history ... and should not affect relations between two countries," he told South Korean reporters.
Temperature on the South Korean media, said: controversy over the issue of history should not affect the existing bilateral relations.

But there is little chance that the dispute will end soon as South Korea prepares to fire a new salvo in the historical debate with the launch of a big budget blockbuster television drama.

But now it seems this situation is not changed, South Korea and do not let go, continue to invest in, ready to make another TV series.

"Taewang Sasingi" is the story of what Koreans consider to be one of the greatest kings of Koguryo and will air in September starring Bae Yong-jun, a favorite for fans in many parts of Asia.

Koreans believe that the history of Goguryeo Taewang Sasingi is the greatest monarch, in September, when the films will be broadcast by Bae Yong Joon (sound) starring.

(Additional reporting by Jessica Kim)

Additional reporting: Jessica Kim (should be a Korean).

It's the Hun (Hun) Koreans who conquered the whole land of China, Europe and Japan

long time ago. Learn history. Han dynasty was basically Hun Korean dominated

land and the Qing dynasty was established by the Manchurians who were

basically the ancient Kokuryo people where the name Koryo (Korea) was

originated from. (to the effect that the Han Dynasty were Huns Korea's world, the Yuan Dynasty Huns conquered Korea and Japan to Europe, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the ancient Goguryeo people, named after the Koguryo Korea)

Modern day Koreans are the people who got tired of conquering other nations

and decided to live a peaceful tranquil life in their Hermit Land.

If you disturb them of their peace, they will kill you for good.

One of the funniest stick to this line (to the effect that modern Koreans tired of conquering other countries, decided to seclusion natural paradise, the life in peace and quiet, if you dare to disturb their peace, they would never eliminate you.)