The ancient Koreans liked to be vassals and elegant, imitating the appearance of the Ming Dynasty people holding fans
For a long time in ancient times, Korea was a vassal state of ancient China, and Korea has always been influenced by Chinese Confucian culture.
As early as ancient times, there was a group of ancient humans living in Korea. In the ancient Chinese books "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Shangshu", there are records related to North Korea.
There is another theory that in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Korea at that time was the fief of the old minister Jizi at the end of the Shang Dynasty, so many people believe that Koreans are the descendants of Jizi.
A nobleman in ancient Korea, led by his servants, traveled in one place
However, in 1392, a man named Yi Sung-gye led the Korean people to establish a new dynasty. At that time, China was the Ming Dynasty, and in order to gain the support of the Ming Dynasty, the new dynasty took the initiative to invite Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, to determine the national name, so it was ruled by Emperor Zhu as the "Joseon Dynasty".
Now, let's take a look at what North Korea looked like more than 100 years ago.
In ancient times, a Korean uncle, although he was very old, was still working with firewood on his back. The courtyard behind him is typical of the Chinese Ming Dynasty.
In ancient Korea, farmers dried the harvested rice and relied on the wind to blow away the rice grains. The house behind them looked very shabby.
In ancient Korea, they were doing a kind of worship ceremony, a bit like ancient Chinese puppetry. On the totem pole, the Chinese character "General Shangyuanan" is written.
An ancient Korean girl, still so young, so poor that she had no clothes to wear. Petite in stature, but carrying a lot of heavy goods.
Ancient Korean villages, full of thatched houses, had a standard of living far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty in China. But their Spring Festival couplets are actually written in Chinese characters.
Because ancient Korea belonged to the traditional Confucian cultural circle and was greatly influenced by the Ming Dynasty, the shadow of the Ming Dynasty can be seen everywhere. Thanks to the photographer, who left us rare photos from more than a hundred years ago, allowing us to understand the real history of the past.