Preface
Gwanghwamun Gate, located in the center of Seoul, South Korea, is a royal palace building during the Joseon Dynasty and one of the important symbolic buildings in the modern history of Korea. Now, a controversy over the Gwanghwamun plaque has made waves in South Korea, triggering widespread social discussion and reflection.
1. The rewriting of the plaque has caused controversy
Recently, South Korea's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon made a much-talked-about proposal to change the Chinese character plaque in Gwanghwamun to Korean. As soon as this proposal was made public, it immediately sparked heated discussions and controversies from all walks of life, especially on the Internet, where many netizens expressed their views and ideas.
1.1 Opposition to rewriting continues
In this dispute over the rewriting of the Gwanghwamun plaque, opposition occupies a certain proportion, and some Korean netizens firmly expressed their opposition, they believe that the Gwanghwamun plaque has a history of hundreds of years, is the original of the Joseon Dynasty, and has very important historical significance and cultural value.
1.2 The preservation of the original appearance is a sign of respect for cultural heritage
These netizens who oppose the rewriting emphasize that the reason why cultural heritage is called cultural heritage is because it has unique historical traces and cultural values, and these values need to be inherited and respected by future generations.
II. The Contemporary Dilemma of Cultural Heritage
This controversy over the rewriting of the Gwanghwamun plaque is actually a microcosm of the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and it also reflects some of the dilemmas and challenges faced by cultural heritage in contemporary society.
2.1 Balancing contemporary needs with historical traditions
On the one hand, the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage needs to conform to the development of the times and meet the needs of contemporary society, and cannot rigidly stay in the past form and framework, but needs to keep pace with the times and inject new vitality and connotation into people's spiritual and cultural life.
On the other hand, the inheritance of cultural heritage also needs to respect its own historical attributes and traditional characteristics, and cannot be changed or tampered with at will, otherwise it will lose its authenticity and uniqueness as a cultural heritage, so that it cannot really play the role of historical inheritance and cultural education.
Among them, how to maintain the purity of cultural heritage in contemporary society has become a difficult problem that needs to be weighed, and it needs to be considered and discussed by the whole society.
2.2 The connotation and values of inheritance
In addition, in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, people are often more likely to pay attention to its external form, but ignore the rich connotation and spiritual value behind it.
In fact, the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage is not only to preserve some ancient buildings, artifacts or writings, but more importantly, to convey the national spirit, traditional values and unique understanding of life and the world contained in them, which are all needed by contemporary society and are also the unique contributions of cultural heritage.
Therefore, in the process of protecting cultural heritage, it is necessary to dig deeper and disseminate its intrinsic cultural connotation, so that people can truly understand and recognize the spiritual value contained in it, so as to produce positive meaning and influence in contemporary society.
2.3 Continuation of tradition and modern innovation
Finally, the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage needs to find a balance between the continuation of tradition and modern innovation.
Traditional culture is not static, it is constantly evolving and enriching in the long river of history, and in the same way, modern society also needs to be creatively transformed and reused on the basis of traditional culture.
Therefore, the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage is not simply to "freeze" it in the form of a certain historical period, but to inject it with modern connotation and personalized expression, so that traditional culture can radiate new vitality and vitality in contemporary society.
epilogue
The protection and inheritance of cultural heritage is the common responsibility and mission of the whole society, and it also requires the extensive participation and support of the whole society.
In the process of protecting cultural heritage, we need more understanding and tolerance, more love and participation, and the courage to accept different voices and perspectives, because it is these diverse perspectives that can enable us to know and understand cultural heritage more comprehensively, and to better inherit and promote the rich value of cultural heritage with joint efforts.
Whether it is preserving the original appearance or moderately rewriting, everything we do is to make cultural heritage play a greater role in contemporary society, and also to enable future generations to find their own cultural identity and sense of belonging in this diverse and rich cultural heritage.