ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version12/13/2022 10:51
When the Korean taljum was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, Chinese media claimed that the taljum originated in China. Seo Kyung-deok, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University, criticized the move, saying, “It went too far.”
At the Intangible Heritage Committee meeting held in Rabat, Morocco on the 30th of last month, Talchum was registered as the 22nd UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Korea.
In response to this, China’s NetEase published an article titled “Korea successfully re-registered.”
In addition, some media such as Tencent News said, “God of manipulation, Daljum of Korea has been registered as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” and “Daljum was born in China”.
Songgang Online, an Internet media outlet, said that South Korea is the country that always clashes with China when it comes to registering cultural heritage sites.
In response to this, Professor Seo wrote on his Facebook page on the 13th: “Kimchi still insists that kimchi originated from Paochai in China.”
Professor Xu responded to such claims by some Chinese, saying, “Even if we can’t celebrate the auspicious occasions of neighboring countries, why does this happen every time?” He also said, “Because Korean culture is recognized and attracting attention around the world, China seems to be feeling a sense of crisis now.”
Professor Xu said, “We not only resent China’s ‘cultural process’, but also want to use it wisely to make it a good opportunity to spread our culture around the world.” a multilingual video about “Korean Daljum” and make sure people around the world know about it”.
Professor Seo plans to produce and distribute a multilingual video on the Korean taljum.
