Dear ______.
( all of academics
and researchers)
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I am a student and a member of VANK
living in South Korea. VANK is a non-governmental organization
and also a voluntary organization. VANK consists of
elementary, middle and high school students who provide
correct information about Korea to international textbook
publishing companies and publishers.
Àú´Â ¹ÝÅ© ȸ¿øÀ¸·Î Çѱ¹¿¡ »ì°í
ÀÖ´Â ÇлýÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¹ÝÅ©´Â ºñÁ¤ºÎ±â±¸·Î¼ ¿Ü±¹ ±³°ú¼¿Í
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ÀÚ¿øºÀ»ç ´ÜüÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
In particular, I would like to let you know about
the Chinese scheme to alter the history of Goguryeo
(BC 37-AD 668), a Korean kingdom with a vast territory
ranging from the northern part of the peninsula to Manchuria,
into that of a Chinese regional kingdom.
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Áß±¹ÀÇ À½¸ð¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¾Ë·Áµå¸®°íÀÚ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
The Chinese government launched the project in
February 2002, the Northeast Asian Project, to study
the history of the area northeast of ancient China under
the auspices of its social and scientific academy with
a budget of 3 trillion won, US$2 billion, igniting fears
that it was trying to strengthen its political influence
in Northeast Asia.
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ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¸¦ ½ÃÀÛÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
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Áß±¹ÀÇ ´ë±Ô¸ð ±¹Ã¥»ç¾÷ÀÔ´Ï´Ù
Through the project, China is seeking to incorporate
the ancient Korean kingdom into a Chinese historical
timeline, even claiming that the people of Goguryeo
originated from the Chinese ``han¡¯¡¯ tribe.
Consequently, China is trying to rob 700 years of Korean
history, which could seriously damage Korea¡¯s roots
and heritage.
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Çѱ¹ÀÇ ¿ÕÁ¶¸¦ Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ÕÁ¶·Î, ½ÉÁö¾î °í±¸·ÁÀÇ Á·¼Ó
°èÅëÀ» Áß±¹ ÇÑÁ·ÀÇ ÇÑ °¥·¡¶ó°í ÁÖÀåÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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ÀǵµÀÔ´Ï´Ù
Throughout 5,000 history of Korea, Goguryeo is meaningful,
and Significant to all Korean.
A leading power during the Three Kingdoms period, Goguryeo
occupied the present territory of North Korea and also
held sway over the vast Manchurian region for some 700
years until the late 7th century AD. By the 4th century,
Goguryeo had been firmly established as a powerful kingdom
and frequently clashed with China, while successfully
containing its southern rivals
Çѱ¹ÀÇ 5õ³â Àüü¿ª»ç¿¡¼ °í±¸·Á´Â
¸ðµç Çѱ¹Àο¡°Ô ÀÖ¾î ¸Å¿ì ÀǹÌÀÖ°í Æ¯º°ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
»ï±¹½Ã´ë¶§ Áö±ÝÀÇ ºÏÇÑ ¿µÅ並 Á¡À¯Çß´ø °í±¸·Á´Â ¹æ´ëÇÑ
¸¸ÁÖÁö¿ªÀ» 7¼¼±â ÈĹݱîÁö 700³âÀ̳ª Áö¹èÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
4¼¼±â¶§ ¸·°ÇÑ ¿Õ±¹À» ¼¼¿ö ¶§´ë·Î Áß±¹°ú µ¿ºÏ¾Æ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ
ÁÖµµ±Ç ÀüÀïÀ» Çß´ø ¿Õ±¹ÀÌ ¹Ù·Î °í±¸·ÁÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
When China obstructed a North Korean effort to put Goguryeo
tombs on the list of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)¡¯s World
Cultural Heritage, the Chinese government expressed
its scheme to uproot the existence of Korean history
within its current borders in July 2003
2003³â 7¿ù, ºÏÇÑÀÌ °í±¸·ÁÀÇ À¯ºÐÀ»
À¯¼¼½ºÄÚ ¼¼°è ¹®ÈÀ¯»ê À§¿øÈ¸¿¡ µî·Ï½ÃŰ·Á ÇÒ ¶§, Áß±¹Á¤ºÎ°¡
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Çѱ¹ÀÇ °í±¸·Á ¿ª»çÀÇ Á¸À縦 »Ñ¸®Ã¤ Èçµé·Á´Â À½¸ð°¡ ¼¼»ó¿¡ µå·¯³µ½À´Ï´Ù.
The seriousness of the situation lies in the fact that
the Chinese government is taking the initiative in distorting
history, making its political intentions clear. It seems
obvious that the Chinese scheme under the name of the
"Northeast Asia Project" is aimed at providing
historical backup to Beijing's political concerns over
the potential instability among the Korean-Chinese following
Korean unification. The increasing number of North Korean
defectors crossing the porous border into China in recent
years is already causing problems to Chinese security
and diplomatic authorities. ÀÌ
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¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀ» ÁøÇàÇϰí ÀÖ´Ù´Â Á¡ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
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À̹ø Áß±¹ÀÇ °èȹÀº Çѱ¹ÀÇ ÅëÀÏÀÌÈÄ¿¡ Çѱ¹°ú Áß±¹»çÀÌ¿¡
¹ú¾îÁú ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀáÀçÀû ºÒ¾ÈÁ¤¿¡ ´ëºñÇØ¼
¿ª»çÀû ÁöÁö±â¹ÝÀ» »çÀü¿¡ ÁغñÇϰíÀÚ ½ÃÀÛµÈ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù
If you studied world history you would see how serious
problems could arise when a government take the initiative
in distorting history, making its political intentions.
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ÇÐÀÚ¶ó¸é, ÇÑ ³ª¶óÀÇ Á¤ºÎ°¡ Á¤Ä¡Àû ¸ñÀû¿¡¼ ¿ª»ç¸¦
Á¶ÀÛÇϰíÀÚ ÇÒ ¶§ ¼¼°è»ç¿¡ ¾î¶² ½É°¢ÇÑ °á°ú¸¦
¾ß±â½Ãų ¼ö ÀÖ´ÂÁö ¾Ë¼ö ÀÖÀ»°ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
So We would like to let all of academics and researchers
know about the Chinese scheme to cancel its plans
to incorporate Korea' Goguryeo into china' history.
µû¶ó¼ ¿ì¸®´Â ±×·¯ÇÑ °á°ú¸¦ ¹Ì¿¬¿¡ ¹æÁöÇϰíÀÚ, À̹ø
Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç ¿Ö°î À½¸ð¸¦ Àü¼¼°è ¸ðµç ÇÐÀڵ鿡°Ô ¾Ë·Á
Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀ» ÀúÁö½Ã۰íÀÚ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
We, VANK , warn the Chinese academics and researchers
that the the Northeast Asian Project would pose a great
obstacle to amicable relations between all the family
of Asia and China in the 21st century.
¿ì¸® ¹ÝÅ©´Â À̹ø Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀÌ 21¼¼±â ¾Æ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ¸ðµç
¹ÎÁ·°ú Áß±¹»çÀÌÀÇ Ä£¼±°ü°è¿¡ »ó´çÇÑ Àå¾Ö¿äÀÎÀÌ µÉ °ÍÀ̶ó´Â
»ç½ÇÀ»
Áß±¹¿¡ °æ°íÇϰíÀÚ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
If you plan to study about Goguryeo
between Korea and China or if you plan to recommand
our movement to your colleague, companion, and history
scholar, please contact to VANK.
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¹ú¾îÁö´Â °í±¸·Á¿¡ ´ëÇØ¼ ¾Ë°í ½Í°Å³ª, ´ç½ÅÀÇ µ¿·á, Ä£±¸,
ÇÐÀڵ鿡°Ô ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿îµ¿¿¡ ´ëÇØ ÃßÃµÇØÁÙ ÀÇÇâÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù¸é
ÀúÈñ ¹ÝÅ©¿¡°Ô ¿¬¶ôÇØÁÖ¼¼¿ä.
We have detailed educational and comprehensive
data regarding Korean Goguryeo history and culture,
as well as digital pictures, which are all collected
by VANK members (10,000 elementary, middle and high
school voluntary student members). And we can provide
you with this information willingly by post or internet
without any cost.
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¿©¸íÀ¸·Î ±¸¼ºµÈ ¹ÝÅ© ȸ¿øµéÀÌ ÀÚ¹ßÀûÀ¸·Î ¼öÁýÇÑ Çѱ¹ÀÇ
°í±¸·Á ¿ª»ç, ¹®È¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀÚ¼¼ÇÑ ÇнÀ ÀÚ·á ¹× ÀÌÇØ
ÀÚ·á, µðÁöÅÐ »çÁø ÀڷḦ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ°í ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ Çѱ¹ ÀÌÇØ
ÀڷḦ ¾Æ¹«·± ´ë°¡ ¾øÀÌ ±Í ÃâÆÇ»ç¿¡ ¿ìÆí ¹× ÀÎÅͳÝÀ¸·Î
º¸³»µå¸± ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
¡Ø ¡æ Korea history
http://www.prkorea.com/history/history.html
¡Ø ¡æ Korean Goguryeo history
http://www.prkorea.com/history/history1.html
¡Ø ¡æ Truth in scholarship
http://www.prkorea.com/english/textbook/maintruth.html
VANK¡¯s desires are that students all
over the world can experience correct Korean history
and culture by our voluntary effort, taking this opportunity
and then sharing dreams and friendship with the rest
of the world.
ÀúÈñ ¹ÝÅ©ÀÇ ¹Ù¶÷Àº ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¿ì¸®µéÀÇ
ÀÚ¹ßÀûÀÎ ³ë·ÂÀ¸·Î Àü ¼¼°è ¿Ü±¹ ÇлýµéÀÌ Çѱ¹¿¡ ´ëÇÑ
¹Ù¸¥ ¿ª»ç¿Í ¹®È¸¦ Á¢ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ̰í,
À̸¦ °è±â·Î Àü ¼¼°è ¸ðµç ÀÌ¿Í ²Þ°ú ¿ìÁ¤À» ³ª´©´Â °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
Sincerely yours.
* Contact to VANK
605 ho Immanuel Building 372-49, 3-dong
Sindang Jung-gu Seoul, S.KOREA
TEL. 82-2-2237-7407 FAX. 82-2-2237-7409
email: textbook@prkorea.org
http://www.prkorea.org
"Though it is the smallest
of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the
largest of garden plants and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and perch in
its branches." - [Matthew] -
VANK stands for - ¡®Voluntary Agency
Network of Korea¡¯, a civilian international exchange
association in Korea. We work for the promotion of Korea's
image all over the world by Internet. VANK was established
in 1999 by volunteers, and now has over 12,000 members.
Using email or internet we serve as cyber travel guides
to overseas Koreans and foreigners so that they can
understand Korean culture and language better, and at
the same time we hope we build international friendships.
VANK is a great chance for those who are interested
in Korean language, arts, cultural education, history,
geography, social studies, sciences to learn about our
country, and we also welcome with open arms anyone just
wanting to make Korean friends!
(1) reference
1) Their claim that the East Sea has
some historical precedent worked, as some major book
and map publishers, educational web sites and other
reference materials now include the East Sea name along
with the Sea of Japan. - worldatlas.com-
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/eastsea.htm
2) We provide Korean pictures to the
Photoatlas.com, you can see the pictures at this site
: http://photoatlas.com/pics/pictures_of_korea.html
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