An interesting incident that caused a huge wave on the Internet was caused by a sudden cultural offensive against China by South Korea, which considered itself the birthplace of kimchi and demanded that China stop calling Korean kimchi "kimchi" but "Kimchi."
This request not only made many Chinese feel ridiculous, but also further showed us how inferior Koreans are, can only their Korean kimchi be the only ones who can get their hands on it?
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What is "Kimchi"?
Let's take a look at what the word "Kimchi" is.
Koreans believe that calling kimchi "Korean kimchi" is a kind of debasement and plagiarism of their culture, and they demand that Chinese respect their cultural traditions and use what they consider to be the more authentic name "Kimchi."
However, for most Chinese, the word "Kimchi" is completely unfamiliar, and "kimchi" is a deeply rooted and well-known food.
The request quickly attracted widespread attention and heated discussion on the Internet, with many netizens saying that they could not understand the behavior of the South Koreans, believing that it was disrespectful to Chinese culture and a distortion of historical facts.
In fact, kimchi has a long history and profound cultural heritage in China, with Chinese kimchi culture dating back to ancient times, while Korean kimchi was formed in modern times.
The controversy surrounding "kimchi" is not only a simple cultural battle, but also a test of cultural self-confidence and national identity. South Korea's actions have exposed their serious shortcomings in both. A truly self-confident nation will never go out of its way for a dish, let alone provoke and smear the culture of other countries for no reason.
"Kimchi" is a time-honored word that represents a food and a culture, and trying to change the meaning of this word is tantamount to disrespecting and tampering with the culture.
Some commentators have pointed out that South Korea's behavior in the cultural field is actually a manifestation of cultural inferiority. They cannot confidently face their own culture, and can only make up for their own shortcomings by robbing the culture of other countries.
Such behavior has not only damaged South Korea's own international image, but also had a serious impact on China-South Korea relations.
In fact, China and South Korea have had profound cultural exchanges in history, from art to science, from literature to philosophy, and the people of the two countries have learned from each other and made progress together.
If South Korea can put aside its cultural inferiority complex and treat cultural exchanges with equality and respect, then the friendship between China and South Korea will be stronger and cultural exchanges will be more prosperous.
In addition to kimchi, what other strange operations do Koreans have?
South Korea's cultural touch on porcelain is not an isolated case, as they have been trying to steal Chinese culture and food as their own, such as referring to hanfu as "hanbok."
Attempts are made to classify Chinese characters as "Korean Hanja", and even to incorporate some historical figures and events belonging to China into their own historical system.
These actions have not only aroused strong resentment among the Chinese, but also made Sino-South Korean relations increasingly tense.
This is not the first time South Korea has tried to compete for cultural identity through diplomatic means, from hanfu to Chinese characters, South Korea has repeatedly tried to incorporate Chinese cultural elements into its own cultural system, trying to change the facts by changing the name.
But in the eyes of the international community, such behavior is undoubtedly very naïve and ridiculous.
The shortcomings of Koreans in terms of cultural self-confidence and national self-esteem are vividly manifested in this series of events. They do not hesitate to distort history in the process of cultural export, claiming that the culture and food that belong to China are the contributions of their own country, and even regard China as their own cultural suzerain, which undoubtedly exposes their serious shortcomings in cultural identity and national self-confidence.
South Korea's frequent plagiarism and appropriation of other cultures is not only disrespectful to Chinese culture, but also a lack of confidence in its own national culture.
A truly confident nation should be one that can proudly display its own unique culture, rather than improving itself by smearing and stealing the culture of other countries. Such behavior will only make the world see the weakness of South Korea in the cultural field and have a negative impact on China-South Korea relations.
This "kimchi controversy" has attracted a lot of attention and discussion, which makes us realize the importance of cultural self-confidence again. As a country with a history of 5,000 years of civilization, China has enough confidence and confidence to show its cultural charm.
We should firmly reject South Korea's unreasonable demands, and at the same time, we should reflect on how to better protect and pass on our cultural heritage.
Finally, this incident also gives us a warning: in today's globalized world, cultural exchanges are becoming more and more frequent, and how to prevent cultural plagiarism and misunderstanding while maintaining cultural diversity is a problem that every country needs to think about seriously.
Only cultural exchanges, based on mutual respect and understanding, can truly promote the prosperity and progress of world culture.
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