Before modern times, South Korea had always been one of China's vassals and a member of the Chinese character cultural circle. As an oriental country, they have always had a strong interest in the inheritance of history, but the nation itself does not have much to inherit and show off. In addition, most of their ancient historical documents are written in Chinese characters. Therefore, after the economic development of Korea in modern times, Especially after experiencing the "Four Asian Tigers" period, Korean scholars began to look for a sense of national self-esteem from history. It doesn’t matter which country the historical and cultural heritage they choose belongs to. What matters is that they have been insisting on it for now, so Koreans think it is theirs.
From the earliest Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival to the UNESCO’s successful declaration as an intangible cultural heritage, to the Koreans stealing traditional Chinese medicine and changing it into so-called Korean medicine, and the recent transformation of the traditional Chinese “Chinese Knot” Actions such as applying for the "Korean Knot" to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site have greatly aroused the disgust of the people.
Plagiarize Chinese medicine into Korean medicine, plagiarize the Dragon Boat Festival into the Dragon Boat Festival, describe Qin Shihuang as a Korean, plagiarize Hanfu into Hanbok, and describe Japanese comics as Korean comics. In short, you invented it If something good is good, the Koreans will immediately come to claim it as theirs. The key is that there are still a lot of Korean elites who defend it and claim to have invented Chinese characters. A typical textbook published in South Korea in 1992 claimed that the ancestors of the Korean nation migrated from the Pamir Plateau to the peninsula in 8000 BC. On the way, they awakened the Hongshan Civilization in Manchuria and nurtured the Yellow River Civilization in the Central Plains. De-Sinicization, severing the connection between Korean culture and Chinese culture. The farce of Seoul being renamed Seoul has just passed, and several South Korean congressmen have begun to advocate changing the Han River to Han River.
In South Korea, "TCM" was renamed "Korean Medicine" and was promoted to the world. Acupuncture is also believed to have been invented by the Koreans. Movable type printing is considered to be a Korean invention, and even three of China's four major inventions are Korean. Korea has specially established a printing museum and invites guests from all over the world to visit for free.
If you want to ask what can be done, then my answer is that you must learn to reflect, learn to observe, not only invest in your own life, but also jump out of the limitations of your own life, not only see your own highlights, But also reflect on and pay attention to your own shortcomings and flaws, so that you can live at a higher and more progressive level.