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흑치상지의 고향 '흑치국'으로 가는 길
The Way to 'Heukchiguk,' the home of Heukchisangji From a long time ago, there has been a farm village with the name of our ancient kingdom 'Baekje' in a remote southwestern most area of China. The land was called 'Annam (安南)' in Chinese ancient history. That is the place where Qin Shi Huang Di (秦始皇) first set up an administrative unit of Sanggun (Sungzhou City for today) around the 3rd century BC. The map of Guangxi Province has an administrative unit with the name of Baekje-hyang, Baekje-heo (百濟鄕 百濟墟) which is located in the middle of Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi autonomous prefecture, and southernmost port city of Heumzou.
역사 화해의 시작은 '다름'을 인정하는 것
The reconciliation begins from acknowledging 'difference' History issues have been very sensitive and significant in the entire region of Northeast Asia. We met with Prof. Shin Gi-wook of Stanford University and director of Asia-Pacific Research Center, who is calling for a new model for reconciliation in Northeast Asia, which has been interlocked in confusion due to the issues of nationalism and history. Q. You have written many books and papers on nationalism. How have you come to have interest in the issue? As sociologist, I have been pondering about the principle of moving the Korean society. In addition to the collectivism and family-oriented value, I believe nationalism based on concept of racial homogeneity has been the momentum of moving the Korean society and its people, which is the reason I have been focusing on that matter.
LEE Yun-jeong Photos: KIM Hyo-sul
고구려 문화, 개방성의 위대한 힘.
Koguryeo Culture, Great Power of Openness A Chinese woman has been vigorously acting in Koreas baduk (go) game sector. She has been living in Korea for 10 years, sweeping various baduk titles. Thanks to her, Koreas woman baduk sector made an eye-popping growth over the last decade. This is part of an article carried on a newspaper. Curiosity rose on why she has decided to act in Korea? The reason why she left China was because she was sick of the authoritarian attitude of Chinese baduk sector. At first she stayed in Japan for six years but had to leave the nation due to widespread xenophobic atmosphere there. At that time, some leading baduk players called on her to come to Korea while claiming that ``baduk sector should be open to foreigners to be activated. As a result, Koreas woman baduk has managed to stand on an equal footing with Chinas.
KEUM Kyung-sook Research Fellow
한자는 동아시아의 문화 교류와 소통을 위한 지적 유산
"Chinese character an intellectual legacy for cultural exchange and communications in Northeast Asia" An international conference was held at the auditorium of the National Palace Museum of Korea June 10-11 under the theme of "Cultural exchange and communications in Northeast Asia via ancient character data." The conference, hosted by Northeast Asia History Foundation, was divided into three sub panels which included paper presentation of 13 members and 9-memberr subpanel discussions.
KWON In-hwan Professor, Sungkyunkwan University
Exploring new methods for Korean history beyond boundaries of nations and regions The International Association of Korean Historical Studies Korean history research has made rapid progress despite extreme historical fluctuation. But as a matter of fact, there has been a lack of efforts to exchange with foreign scholar by insisting on the uniqueness of the people and the nation. Especially in the fact of issues beyond nationality, races and regions in the early 20th century, a new trend has been needed for Korean history research, but to no particular avail.
KIM Kwon-jung Professor, Kyunghee University
War memories hidden in Japan's 'Peace Pagoda' There is a huge stone monument called ''Peace Pagoda'' (photo 1) at the Heiwadai Park in Miyajaki City, southern Kyushu. But the tower had originally been 'Ametsuchinomohashira' set up in 1940 when the Japanese militarism peaked as part of projects to ''commemorate the era 2600.'' Japan established the monument to publicize and commemorate the imperial nation's dominance which had been expanding to Manchuria, Mongolia, Taiwan, Chosun and Southeast Asia, mobilizing stones from occupied lands in China, colonies and many areas in homeland Japan. 八紘一宇, which means the entire world becomes a family under the rule of Japanese emperor, is inscribed in front of the pagoda, written by former Japanese emperor Jijibunomiya Yasuhito, uncle of current Japanese emperor. It is undoubtedly a symbolic legacy of militarism. But it has now changed into 'Tower of Peace.'
LEE Jae-seok Research fellow
Were 40% of Japanese troops Koreans in Nanjing Massacre? Question: There is a groundless rumor on the Internet that 40 percent of the Japanese soldiers who committed Nanjing Massacre were Koreans. Is it true? Answer: There are assertions in some China websites that a huge number of Koreans were engaged in Nanjing massacre with the themes like ''The history Chinese should never forget, Koreans and the Nanjing Massacre,'' ''Historical truth: Koreans who were more brutal than Japanese in Nanjing Massacre.'' They claim 40 percent of the Japanese troops who committed the massacre were Koreans and in particular the Korean members of the 15th Division led by Matsui Iwane drove the massacre, which Matsui testified during a Far East International Martial Court (Tokyo Trial). In a post-war trial by allied forces, 148 Koreans were convicted guilty, 23 of them were executed. Such rumor was exaggerated to the extent of setting the number of Korean troops at 1.6 million out of 2.5 million Japanese ones alongside a faked list of Korean officers who took part in the Nanjing massacre.
NAM Sang-gu Research fellow
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