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For non-Koreans who are interested #한복_챌린지 & #Korea_hanbok_challenge - here's some background on the hashtag!
It all starts with a Chinese govt-backed research project called the "Northeast Project" (동북공정) in the early 2000s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Project_of_the_Chinese_Academy_of_Social_Sciences
It all starts with a Chinese govt-backed research project called the "Northeast Project" (동북공정) in the early 2000s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Project_of_the_Chinese_Academy_of_Social_Sciences
The Northeast Project claims that a lot of ancient Korean history (like Balhae, Goguryeo, Gojoseon) is actually Chinese history. This understandably, upset a lot of Koreans.
This has continued on since the inception of the project and bled into other claims about Korean culture.
This has continued on since the inception of the project and bled into other claims about Korean culture.
This has been going on for a while. Like for example, in 2011, the Chinese govt tried to claim Arirang as a Chinese cultural practice because ethnic Koreans in Yanbian sing the song. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110623000786
The "Hanbok Challenge" hashtag started in response to these sorts of claims over Korean heritage. It all boiled over recently because several C-dramas + a popular Chinese artist claimed that hanbok was technically Chinese.
While there are similar motifs and elements found in both Korean and Chinese traditional clothing (esp because neighboring countries influence each other and there's a lot of Mongolian influence too actually!) - Koreans want to show that hanbok is Korean - not Chinese!
You can find photos and illustrations of hanbok in the tag because the point is to share how cool hanbok is with the rest of the world~
(Also as a warning, there definitely are some trolls in the tag posting NSFW photos so take care and I recommend liberally blocking them!)
(Also as a warning, there definitely are some trolls in the tag posting NSFW photos so take care and I recommend liberally blocking them!)
Here are some informative videos about different parts of hanbok and how they are made! First up is gat - the sexy hat that everyone knows from "Kingdom". Gat was the main point of contention last night w/ the controversy involving a Chinese artist.
The K-Heritage channels has a LOT of great videos about different parts of Korean culture so it's worth checking out. Here's a video on 누빔 which is a kind of traditional Korean quilting. (No eng subs on this one though)
Here's a video from League of Legends Korea with a bunch of hanbok artisans (make sure to turn on Eng subs!):
