The reason why South Korea’s application was successful is as experts said: “The Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival is actually not the same thing as our Dragon Boat Festival.” South Korea’s Dragon Boat Festival is composed of dance, shaman sacrifices, folk art displays, etc. , are two different things from the Chinese eating rice dumplings, rowing dragon boats, and commemorating Qu Yuan. "The only similarity is the time frame, they are all held during the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival." This is not necessarily the case, said Associate Professor Hu Zhixiang, a folklore researcher at the Department of Literature and Museum of Fudan University There is a different view: "There is no essential difference between 'Dragon Boat Festival' and 'Dragon Boat Festival'. Culture includes the core part and the influential part. There will always be certain changes in the process of dissemination. During this period, the core part is often retained. . The Dragon Boat Festival is originally a sacrificial activity in China, and the core part of the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea is passed down from China. Although the meanings of "sacrifice" and "festival" are different in Korean, when it was applied for World Heritage. Regardless of the Dragon Boat Festival or the Dragon Boat Festival, it should be expressed in English as FESTIVAL. ”
No matter what the theory is, it is an indisputable fact that the Dragon Boat Festival originated in our country! The legacy left by our ancestors has failed. How can we laugh and say "this is not a bad thing"? It really makes me feel guilty when I say it. Last year, South Korea began to apply for the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival to be a World Heritage. Not long ago, when a Korean company registered the Chinese domain name "Dragon Boat Festival.cn" first, we all felt that it was "not a taste." Now South Korea has applied for the World Heritage. Success, perhaps for most people too - "is not a taste". If we say the good thing is that it has brought us great enlightenment, it has injected modern elements into traditional cultural activities and gained international recognition, which has reference significance for the protection of Chinese cultural heritage. So, there is still a long and arduous road ahead for our Dragon Boat Festival (rather than a certain country’s Dragon Boat Festival) to reach international recognition. We can't help but think that our defeat is actually "unreasonable and expected." When we reflect on our country's situation, we will find that the cultural characteristics of our country's festival system are insufficient. The invasion of foreign festivals is serious, and people mostly pursue foreign festival culture. But there is a lack of understanding of their own nation, let alone love and protection. This time, South Korea's successful application for World Heritage was slapped right in our face, just like Korean movies and TV dramas selling our patents to China - it was a good slap, but it was also a bad slap.
The author feels that the Dragon Boat Festival will not be ignored because of foreign festival culture, nor will it be ignored because of the depth of emotions, nor will the national character of culture be ignored because of the excuse of cultural openness, regardless of feelings about the Dragon Boat Festival Deep or shallow, no matter whether the intangible cultural heritage in globalization is the wealth shared by all mankind, we must resolutely defend our traditional festivals! Before applying, we don’t need to be “filled with indignation” over South Korea’s application, because the results have not yet come out, and there is still hope, and because South Korea’s experience of protecting the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival tells us how valuable a country’s change in attitude towards local culture is. Therefore, South Korea's application is also an incentive, motivating people to protect the "heritage" of their ancestors and realize their preciousness. And what happens after the Korean application is successful? All we can say is that South Korea's success is still an inspiration. We can only place our hopes on other traditional cultures and on the actual care and protection of various traditional cultures, including the Dragon Boat Festival. If South Korea's successful application as a World Heritage Site can cause the relevant departments to reflect and enhance Chinese people's awareness of the protection of traditional culture, then it will have positive significance.