What this Korean man said was not groundless.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the whole society was very impetuous and utilitarian, and everything was done for profit.
In some areas, traditional culture is even regarded as dregs, and traditional Chinese medicine is even more severely criticized.
Before Chen Zihan's rebirth, the level of attention paid to traditional culture was not comparable to that around 2002.
It can also be said that only when the economy develops to a certain level and overall wealth increases to a certain level will many people think of using culture to package themselves and improve their taste.
As the saying goes, when you are well fed and well clothed, you will think about sex.
Because we do not attach importance to our traditional culture, many foreigners often laugh at us, saying that Chinese civilization has been completely interrupted and the Han people do not even have their own national costumes.
Traditional culture and Sinology are increasingly being neglected, and are even being discarded as dregs, to the point that many young people are completely unfamiliar with traditional culture.
Some things that are closely related to Chinese culture have been applied for as intangible cultural heritage by other countries, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Feng Shui, movable type printing, etc.
Isn’t it sad that our traditional culture, which we don’t value, is regarded as a treasure by the governments of other countries?
"So, we can think that the former glory and splendor of the Central Plains does not belong to the current China, but to our Korea. This culture should not be called Han culture, but should belong to our Korea, it is Korean culture." After the young Korean man said this, he looked proudly at the members of the Chinese exchange group.
Things turned out like this before the communication between the two sides officially started, which caught many people off guard.
But this is what Chen Zi Han hopes to see.
He calmly refuted the other person's statement, "I think anyone who isn't prejudiced can see that wherever there are people, there's a legacy of Chinese civilization. Today, Chinatowns can still be found across the globe, and Chinese calligraphy and paintings, preserved as works of art, are treasured by many. As you just said, Tang culture was learned by the Japanese, and Song and Ming culture flourished in your land of Korea. This proves that Han culture belongs not only to China, but to the entire world. Advanced culture is always admired and studied. As Chinese people, we are proud of this."
"But we have never been complacent. We have humbly absorbed other advanced cultures, digested them, integrated them into our own culture, and promoted them to the world. We hope that people all over the world will admire Han culture. We are very grateful to our neighboring countries for promoting our Chinese civilization and Han culture. This is a blessing for Han culture and for all mankind. We will never become arrogant because of our past glory, nor will we, like some other countries, forget our roots after a period of prosperity. This is a despised behavior and a betrayal of one's ancestors."
"We continue to write the history of our new era in Chinese, using square characters to create masterpieces of calligraphy, and depicting the beautiful landscapes of China with our ink paintings. Yet, you have abandoned even the most basic square characters. I want to ask, how many of you can understand history written in square characters? How can you have the nerve to claim to be the inheritors of Chinese civilization?"
Chen Zihan said these words in both Chinese and English.
As he said this, an official quickly walked up to him and tried to stop him from speaking, but he didn't appreciate it.
Although he knew that in such situations, saying too much might cause trouble.
But he also knew that sometimes being tough would make the other side weak in opposition. Often, the other side's arrogance was because he was too weak and too concerned about the so-called overall situation.
However, despite saying this, Chen Zi Han was not so confident in his heart.
He himself had little exposure to traditional culture. Although he learned some skills in middle school and high school, he was not proficient in them.
If he were evaluated based on the six arts of an ancient gentleman, he might not even have passed.
There are very few modern people who can master etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics as well as the ancients.
Because no one takes it seriously anymore.
Perhaps there were quite a few talented students in the delegation. He hoped someone would help him gain recognition.
But he also knew that he was the only one who dared to stand up and say such words.
He also believed that after his bold remarks today, the three women around him would no longer argue with him about emotional matters, at least when he was on a trip.
Moreover, his fame suddenly rose.
Although there are losses, there may be a lot to gain.
At worst, you will be deported back home midway.
It’s better to go back so as to avoid being “bullied” among three women.
Koreans are too shameless. Later, many Koreans claimed that the four great inventions of ancient China were their achievements, and that Li Mingzhen was Korean. "Compendium of Materia Medica" was also turned into a Korean medical work, and even Chinese medicine was said to be a branch of Korean medicine. Korean medicine, which was completely derived from Chinese medicine, is the ancestor of ancient medicine.
Chen Zihan once saw a map drawn by a Korean on the Internet.
In history, the territory of Goryeo actually reached the Changhe River Basin.
Some Koreans have also researched that there is a Baekje County in western Guangxi, which means that the place was once under the rule of Baekje.
Even the Yangtze River Basin was not given to ancient China, and China's territory was directly reduced to the south of Guangdong and Guangxi.
It's really hilarious.
Perhaps, Koreans are the only people in the world who can do such a thing, and the Japanese are not as shameless as Koreans.
I haven't been impulsive for a long time. What's wrong with cursing Koreans harshly when I'm impulsive?
When Chen Zihan said these words, he subconsciously glanced at the very special Korean girl in the crowd.
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