China is claiming that Hanbok belongs to China these days, If you don't mind, I'd like to leave a comment on the history of Hanbok. I think the comments will be long, but if you are interested, please read my comments. Hanbok has been worn and developed steadily for 5,000 years in Korean history. The basic form of Hanbok is pants/skirt+jacket (top clothing). The original form of Hanbok was established during the Goryeo Dynasty, which refers to the pre-Joseon dynasty. In other words, the Joseon Dynasty is the last dynasty in Korea. Joseon Dynasty. Until the mid-Goryeo period, clothes were fastened with a belt, not a ribbon, but the top became shorter during the Goryeo period, making it difficult to fasten with a belt, so a ribbon was used to secure clothes.(There are claims that ribbons came from Mongolia, but clothes tied with ribbons have been found since the Silla Dynasty, before the Goryeo Dynasty.) Also, during the Goryeo Dynasty, China had a country called Yuan (Mongolia). After the war between Mongolia and Goryeo, as exchanges between Goryeo and Mongolia became more active, Goryeo's culture began to become popular among Mongolians, calling it "Goryeoyang." Also, Goryeo women became the Empress of Mongolia, and the trend spread further as the number of Goryeo people increased in the royal family. At that time, people wore Goryeo Hanbok instead of wearing their original clothes. We can see that Goryeo culture was very popular in Yuan.(There are still many pronouns that start with 'Koryeo' in China, which have been handed down since then.) After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, China had Ming, a Han Dynasty. The Ming people continued to wear clothes that they had worn since the Yuan Dynasty. And the clothes are Korean traditional clothes. However, the Chinese deny the fact that their culture is superior to that of Korea and claim that Korea stole Chinese hanfu (or hanbok was bestowed by China), but this is the opposite. The clothes of the Ming Dynasty were strongly influenced by the Hanbok of Goryeo. Hong Chi-je(, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was aware of this fact and banned Korean traditional clothes. I'll attach a passage from the Chinese history book below that contains this fact. 績資治通鹽 卷214, 元紀32 The Empress is also a beauty of Goryeo. All ministers value this, and the aristocrats of the capital must obtain a Goryeo woman before they become a famous family. Since then, everyone in the court has been Goryeo women, and for this reason, the whole world seems crazy, imitating Goryeo's clothing, shoes, hats, and artifacts everywhere. "後亦多畜高麗美人, 大臣有 權者, 軋以此遺之, 京師達官貴人, 必得高麗女 然後為名家. 自至正以來, 宮中給事使令, 大半高麗女, 以 故四方衣服、 靴帽、 器物, 皆仿高麗, 舉世若狂. This is a passage from ancient literature from the Yuan Dynasty. 《菽园杂记》 Mami-gun began in the Joseon Dynasty (Goryeo) and entered the capital. By the end of the year, many government officials were also wearing them. When all the officials were working, resting, in winter and in summer, they were not taken off... ..and therefore prohibited by Hong Chi-je. “马尾裙始于朝鲜国，流入京师……于是无贵无贱，服者日盛。至成化末年，朝臣多服之者矣。阁老万公安冬夏不脱……。大臣不服者惟黎吏侍淳一人而已。此服妖也，弘治初始有禁例。” The second is ancient Chinese literature during the Ming Dynasty. Based on these things, we can find the connection between Hanbok and Hanfu. China has influenced neighboring countries such as Korea and Japan. In fact, hanboks have imported clothing system(단령-Clothes similar to the suits that bureaucrats wore at work.) from the Tang Dynasty of China. But these things don't mean that all hanboks were influenced by China or originated from China. I respect and love China's tremendous history and culture. But China's distorted view of history is unacceptable. When you read videos or writings introducing hanbok on the Internet, Chinese people appear and say that hanbok is from China. But this is a lie. They create a history that does not exist, insulting Hanbok, and claiming that Korean culture belongs to China. Close countries are bound to interact with each other. In Hanbok, there is Dan-ryeong who has been imported from China, and just as China's Ming Doubles (Hanfu) originated from Hanbok, we need to consider this interaction. People who don't know much about the history of East Asia often have a stereotype that China delivered all the cultures. But I want to say this.
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China is claiming that Hanbok belongs to China these days, If you don't mind, I'd like to leave a comment on the history of Hanbok. I think the comments will be long, but if you are interested, please read my comments.
Hanbok has been worn and developed steadily for 5,000 years in Korean history. The basic form of Hanbok is pants/skirt+jacket (top clothing). The original form of Hanbok was established during the Goryeo Dynasty, which refers to the pre-Joseon dynasty. In other words, the Joseon Dynasty is the last dynasty in Korea. Joseon Dynasty. Until the mid-Goryeo period, clothes were fastened with a belt, not a ribbon, but the top became shorter during the Goryeo period, making it difficult to fasten with a belt, so a ribbon was used to secure clothes.(There are claims that ribbons came from Mongolia, but clothes tied with ribbons have been found since the Silla Dynasty, before the Goryeo Dynasty.) Also, during the Goryeo Dynasty, China had a country called Yuan (Mongolia). After the war between Mongolia and Goryeo, as exchanges between Goryeo and Mongolia became more active, Goryeo's culture began to become popular among Mongolians, calling it "Goryeoyang." Also, Goryeo women became the Empress of Mongolia, and the trend spread further as the number of Goryeo people increased in the royal family. At that time, people wore Goryeo Hanbok instead of wearing their original clothes. We can see that Goryeo culture was very popular in Yuan.(There are still many pronouns that start with 'Koryeo' in China, which have been handed down since then.) After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, China had Ming, a Han Dynasty. The Ming people continued to wear clothes that they had worn since the Yuan Dynasty. And the clothes are Korean traditional clothes. However, the Chinese deny the fact that their culture is superior to that of Korea and claim that Korea stole Chinese hanfu (or hanbok was bestowed by China), but this is the opposite. The clothes of the Ming Dynasty were strongly influenced by the Hanbok of Goryeo. Hong Chi-je(, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was aware of this fact and banned Korean traditional clothes. I'll attach a passage from the Chinese history book below that contains this fact.
績資治通鹽 卷214, 元紀32
The Empress is also a beauty of Goryeo. All ministers value this, and the aristocrats of the capital must obtain a Goryeo woman before they become a famous family. Since then, everyone in the court has been Goryeo women, and for this reason, the whole world seems crazy, imitating Goryeo's clothing, shoes, hats, and artifacts everywhere.
"後亦多畜高麗美人, 大臣有 權者, 軋以此遺之, 京師達官貴人, 必得高麗女 然後為名家. 自至正以來, 宮中給事使令, 大半高麗女, 以 故四方衣服、 靴帽、 器物, 皆仿高麗, 舉世若狂.
This is a passage from ancient literature from the Yuan Dynasty.
《菽园杂记》
Mami-gun began in the Joseon Dynasty (Goryeo) and entered the capital. By the end of the year, many government officials were also wearing them. When all the officials were working, resting, in winter and in summer, they were not taken off... ..and therefore prohibited by Hong Chi-je.
“马尾裙始于朝鲜国，流入京师……于是无贵无贱，服者日盛。至成化末年，朝臣多服之者矣。阁老万公安冬夏不脱……。大臣不服者惟黎吏侍淳一人而已。此服妖也，弘治初始有禁例。”
The second is ancient Chinese literature during the Ming Dynasty. Based on these things, we can find the connection between Hanbok and Hanfu.
China has influenced neighboring countries such as Korea and Japan. In fact, hanboks have imported clothing system(단령-Clothes similar to the suits that bureaucrats wore at work.) from the Tang Dynasty of China. But these things don't mean that all hanboks were influenced by China or originated from China. I respect and love China's tremendous history and culture. But China's distorted view of history is unacceptable.
When you read videos or writings introducing hanbok on the Internet, Chinese people appear and say that hanbok is from China. But this is a lie. They create a history that does not exist, insulting Hanbok, and claiming that Korean culture belongs to China.
Close countries are bound to interact with each other. In Hanbok, there is Dan-ryeong who has been imported from China, and just as China's Ming Doubles (Hanfu) originated from Hanbok, we need to consider this interaction.
People who don't know much about the history of East Asia often have a stereotype that China delivered all the cultures. But I want to say this.