The Source of Korean Culture in China
The Chinese nation includes 56 ethnic groups, and the Korean in China is one of the brothers of many ethnic groups in China. China culture, of course, includes Korean culture in China. Korean culture is very similar to that of China.
During the ancient Korean period, several tribes of the ancient Korean kingdom migrated from South Manchuria to the Korean peninsula. Later, the Korean peninsula was deeply influenced by China from Koguryo in the Three Kingdoms period to the era of unified Silla, and then to the Koryo dynasty and the Korean dynasty. As a vassal state of China, it must be knighted by the central government of China and pay tribute to the central government on a regular basis. The supreme ruler of North Korea only calls himself king, but dares not call himself emperor. Only later, due to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese invaded and ruled Korea, and the central government of China lost control of North Korea.
Therefore, the culture of the Korean peninsula is deeply influenced by China:
The Taiji and gossip thoughts of modern Korean national flags come from China's Zhouyi. The principles of harmony, symmetry, balance, circulation and stability represent the profound thinking of the Chinese nation on the universe and life. The Korean Peninsula has been influenced by China culture for a long time, and the Korean flag is a reflection of this influence. On the whole, the South Korean national flag is rigid in the outer circle and combined with yin and yang, which embodies the tolerant spirit and simple dialectical thought of ancient China culture. External Confucianism and internal Taoism, external Confucianism and its persistent pursuit of career, orderly management order; It embodies the dialectical principle of using internal Tao to cultivate individual body and mind and benefit others and themselves.
Before King Sejong promulgated Correcting the Voice of the People, the ancient Korean Peninsula did not have its own written and standardized language. At this time, the official language of North Korea was Chinese, and official documents were written in Chinese characters. After King Sejong promulgated Correcting the Voice of the People, Chinese characters were still used for a long time on the Korean Peninsula, and it was not until the founding of the Republic of Korea that the use of Chinese characters was completely abolished. Nowadays, with the improvement of China's international status and South Korea's integration into the East Asian cultural circle of Chinese characters, there is a new upsurge of learning Chinese characters in South Korea. Koreans have to learn more than 1000 commonly used Chinese characters from primary school. Modern Korean also has many connections with Chinese. Chinese words account for 70% of the total Korean words, and the proportion of ancient Chinese words should be higher.
Hanbok is a Korean national costume on the Korean peninsula, which was formed in Lee's Korean era. Hanbok is a traditional costume that has evolved from ancient times to modern times under the influence of Hanbok and Mongolian costumes. The lines of Hanbok are both curvy and straight, especially the tops and long skirts of women's Hanbok, which are thin and thick, dignified and elegant; A suit of Hanbok reveals the perfect combination of oriental ethics and ultra-secular beauty. Hanbok has undergone three major changes. The original white clothes of Korean ancestors were changed for the first time under the influence of China and Tang Dynasty, the second time under the influence of Yuan Dynasty and the third time under the influence of Ming Dynasty. After China replaced the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming Dynasty's suzerainty over the Korean Peninsula. However, while the Qing government was shaving and changing clothes for the Han people in China, North Korea was able to keep the clothes made in Ming Dynasty.
Hanbok
Korean cuisine is also influenced by China to some extent. Korean cuisine is greatly influenced by China in raw materials, ingredients and tableware.
Korean cuisine
The architectural art created by the Korean people has always had the same aesthetic concepts, themes, techniques and forms as neighboring China and Japan. Buddhism is the main source of inspiration for many architectural masterpieces in Korea. In addition to Buddhism, China's philosophy of Yin and Yang, Heaven and Earth, Five Elements, Feng Shui, Taoism and Confucianism has the most obvious influence on Korean architecture.
Korean architecture
In terms of festivals, influenced by China culture, traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc., also spread to the Korean peninsula long ago with the spread of China culture, while Koreans are basically the same as China in celebration methods and holiday customs.
Korean festival customs
In the 4th century BC, Buddhism was introduced to the East from China in the year of Erh Lin, the little beastmaster of Koguryo (372), and Fu Jian, the former king of Qin in China, sent scriptures and Buddha statues by the way. In four years, A Dao, a monk of the Qin Dynasty, also came to preach. The following year, Wang built Xiaomen Temple and Yiweilin Temple for the two monks, which was the beginning of the establishment of Buddhist temples in South Korea, and Buddhism was officially introduced to South Korea. Koguryo was connected with the northern part of China, which happened in China during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. Therefore, the development of Buddhism was greatly influenced by the Northern Dynasties, and emperors believed in Buddhism. Baekje Buddhism was greatly influenced by the Southern Dynasties in China. After Silla unified the dynasty, Buddhism was influenced by the Tang Dynasty in China, and Mahayana Buddhism was introduced to China. North Korea and South Korea continue to develop.
I don't need to say more about the influence of China's Confucianism on South Korea. Confucianism emphasizes the fundamental importance of "benevolence", which was once the thought of ancient Korean society. The combination of Confucianism and Korean values has had a great influence on Koreans. Confucianism is an ethical system in Korea and an indispensable factor in Korean lifestyle and national laws. Confucianism, once the mainstream thought in the Korean era, has gradually developed into practical learning with practical significance. Confucianism is deeply rooted in Korean consciousness, which can be confirmed by many ceremonies, including the consciousness that has been passed down to this day (ancestral temple ceremony: royal ceremony in ancestral temple; Buddha's Sacrifice: Sungkyunkwan Hall is a sacrifice for Confucius and his doctrines and the sages of China and Korea).
South Korea borrows China's surname, among which Jin (265,438+0%), Li (65,438+04%), Park (8%), Cui, Zheng, Zhang, Han and Lin are the most important.
China culture affects Korean culture in many ways, so I say that Korean culture is inseparable from China culture, and Korean culture is inextricably linked with China culture. However, there are many differences between China culture and Korean culture, especially with the invasion of western culture and the rapid development of Korean economy, the distance between Chinese and Korean cultures is gradually widening. Therefore, as young people in the south of China in the new period, we should become ambassadors of youth exchanges between China and South Korea, actively promote cultural exchanges between the two countries, and promote the cultural development and economic take-off of the two countries.