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I
appreciate you for your website valuable, and
best contents ¸ÕÀú ÈǸ¢ÇÏ°í °¡Ä¡ÀÖ´Â À¥»çÀÌÆ®¸¦ ¿î¿µÇÏ´Â ´ç½Å¿¡°Ô Á¸°æÀ» Ç¥ÇÕ´Ï´Ù
I
am a student and a member of VANK living in
South Korea. VANK is a non-governmental
organization and also a voluntary organization.
VANK consists of elementary, middle and
high school students who provide correct
information about Korea to international textbook
publishing companies and publishers. Àú´Â ¹ÝÅ© ȸ¿øÀ¸·Î Çѱ¹¿¡ »ì°í ÀÖ´Â ÇлýÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¹ÝÅ©´Â ºñÁ¤ºÎ±â±¸·Î¼ ¿Ü±¹ ±³°ú¼¿Í ÃâÆÇ»ç¸¦
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I
just want to let you know about your website
which has a serious potential problem which
may cause serious diplomatic crisis. Àú´Â À̹ø¿¡ ±Í»ç°¡ ¿î¿µÇÏ´Â À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡ Çѱ¹ÀÇ À̹ÌÁö¸¦ ½É°¢ÇÏ°Ô ¿Ö°î½ÃŰ°í ¾ç±¹°£ ¿Ü±³¹®Á¦±îÁö ¹ßÀüµÉ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ¹®Á¦°¡ ÀÖÀ½À» ¾Ë·Áµå¸®°íÀÚ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù
We,
Korean, were quite surprised to find your website
omit "Goguryeo Kingdom" describeing
Korea's history ¿ì¸® Çѱ¹ÀÎÀº ´ç½ÅÀÇ À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡¼ Çѱ¹¿ª»ç¸¦ ¼³¸íÇϸé¼
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Please refer the
following in your website ( http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2800.htm#history
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Your
website omitted "Goguryeo Kingdom"
describing Korea's history ´ç½ÅÀÇ À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡¼´Â Çѱ¹¿ª»ç¸¦ ¼³¸íÇÏ¸é¼ °í±¸·Á ¿ª»ç¸¦
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You
may think omitting "Goguryeo Kingdom"
is of little importance in your website. ´ç½ÅÀº
À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡ "°í±¸·Á"¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¼³¸íÀ»
´©¶ô½ÃŲ °ÍÀÌ ÀÛÀº ¹®Á¦¶ó°í º¼ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
However,
Throughout 5,000 history of Korea Goguryeo Kingdom(37
B.C. - A.D. 668) is meaningful, and Significant
to all Korean. A leading power during the Three
Kingdoms period, Goguryeo occupied the
present territory of North Korea and also held
sway over the vast Manchurian region for
some 700 years until the late 7th century AD.
By the 4th century, Goguryeo had been firmly
established as a powerful kingdom and frequently
clashed with China, while successfully
containing its southern rivals. ÇÏÁö¸¸,
Çѱ¹ÀÇ 5õ³â Àüü¿ª»ç¿¡¼ °í±¸·Á´Â ¸ðµç Çѱ¹Àο¡°Ô ÀÖ¾î ¸Å¿ì ÀǹÌÀÖ°í Æ¯º°ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. »ï±¹½Ã´ë¶§ Áö±ÝÀÇ
ºÏÇÑ ¿µÅ並 Á¡À¯Çß´ø °í±¸·Á´Â ¹æ´ëÇÑ ¸¸ÁÖÁö¿ªÀ» 7¼¼±â ÈĹݱîÁö 700³âÀ̳ª Áö¹èÇß½À´Ï´Ù. 4¼¼±â¶§ ¸·°ÇÑ ¿Õ±¹À» ¼¼¿ö ¶§´ë·Î Áß±¹°ú
µ¿ºÏ¾Æ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ÁÖµµ±Ç ÀüÀïÀ» Çß´ø ¿Õ±¹ÀÌ ¹Ù·Î °í±¸·ÁÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
So omitting Goguryeo Kingdom from Korea's history
in a well known website as yours raise
a serious wound for Korean, our parents, grandparents
and ancestors. since many people read
your publishing, as well as we regard you as
one of the world's best. ±×·¯¹Ç·Î
´ç½Å°°Àº Àß ¾Ë·ÁÁø À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡¼ Çѱ¹¿ª»çºÎºÐ¿¡
°í±¸·Á¸¦ ´©¶ô½ÃŰ´Â °ÍÀº °ú°Å¿Í ÇöÀç ½Ã´ëÀÇ ¸ðµç Çѱ¹Àο¡°Ô °¡½¿¾ÆÇ »óó¸¦ ÁÖ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¿Ö³ÄÇϸé Àü¼¼°è ¸¹Àº »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ´ç½Å ȸ»ç°¡ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Â ±×¸©µÈ Çѱ¹°ü¿¡
¿µÇâÀ» ¹Þ±â ¶§¹®À̰í, ¿ì¸®´Â ´ç½ÅÀÇ À¥»çÀÌÆ®¸¦ ¼¼°èÃÖ°íÀÇ À¥»çÀÌÆ® Áß Çϳª·Î »ý°¢ÇØ ¿Ô¾ú±â ¶§¹®ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
Above
all things, restoreing Goguryeo Kingdom
in your website is not simply a question
of adding one of Kingdoms of Korea history .
It is rather a part of national effort by the
Korean student to defend the Chinese scheme
to alter the history of Goguryeo (BC 37-AD
668) into that of a Chinese regional kingdom.
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°í±¸·Á¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ³»¿ëÀ» ȸº¹½ÃŰ´Â °ÍÀº Çѱ¹¿ª»ç¿¡
Çѳª¶ó¸¦ Ãß°¡ÇÏ´Â ¹®Á¦°¡ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù.
The
Chinese government launched the project in February
2002, the Northeast Asian Project, to
study the history of the area northeast of ancient
China under the auspices of its social and scientific
academy with a budget of 3 trillion won,
US$2 billion, igniting fears that it was trying
to strengthen its political influence
in Northeast Asia. Áß±¹Á¤ºÎ´Â 2002³â 2¿ù µ¿ºÏ°øÁ¤À̶ó´Â ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¸¦ ½ÃÀÛÇß½À´Ï´Ù. µ¿ºÏ°øÁ¤ ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®´Â °í´ë Áß±¹
µ¿ºÏº¯¹æÀÇ ¿ª»ç¿¡ °üÇÑ ¿¬±¸ÀÇ ÅëĪÀ¸·Î, Çѱ¹ÀÇ °í±¸·Á»ç¸¦ Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç·Î ¿Ö°îÇϱâ À§ÇÑ ÇмúÀû ¿¬±¸ ¹× ±Ù°Å ÀڷḦ °³¹ßÇÏ´Â »ç¾÷À¸·Î 5³â µ¿¾È
¿¬±¸ºñ¸¸ 200¾ï À§¾È(Çѱ¹µ·À¸·Î ¾à 3Á¶¿ø)ÀÌ ÅõÀԵǴ Áß±¹ÀÇ ´ë±Ô¸ð ±¹Ã¥»ç¾÷ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
Through
the project, China is seeking to incorporate
the ancient Korean kingdom into a Chinese historical
timeline, even claiming that the people
of Goguryeo originated from the Chinese "han"
tribe. Consequently, China is trying to rob
700 years of Korean history, which could seriously
damage Korea's roots and heritage. ÀÌ ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¸¦ ÅëÇØ, Áß±¹Àº °í´ë Çѱ¹ÀÇ ¿ÕÁ¶¸¦ Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ÕÁ¶·Î, ½ÉÁö¾î °í±¸·ÁÀÇ Á·¼Ó °èÅëÀ» Áß±¹ ÇÑÁ·ÀÇ ÇÑ
°¥·¡¶ó°í ÁÖÀåÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ´Â °á°úÀûÀ¸·Î Áß±¹ÀÌ Çѱ¹ ¿ª»ç 700³âÀ» °Å»ÇÏ·Á´Â ½ÃµµÀ̸ç, Çѱ¹ÀÇ »Ñ¸®¿Í À¯»êÀ» ½É°¢ÇÏ°Ô ÈѼսÃŰ·Á´Â
ÀǵµÀÔ´Ï´Ù
The seriousness of the
situation lies in the fact that the Chinese
government is taking the initiative in
distorting history, making its political intentions
clear. It seems obvious that the Chinese
scheme under the name of the "Northeast
Asia Project" is aimed at providing
historical backup to Beijing's political concerns
over the potential instability among the
Korean-Chinese following Korean unification.
The increasing number of North Korean
defectors crossing the porous border into China
in recent years is already causing problems
to Chinese security and diplomatic authorities.
ÀÌ ¹®Á¦ÀÇ »óȲÀÇ ½É°¢¼ºÀº Áß±¹Á¤ºÎ¿¡¼ Á¤Ä¡ÀûÀÎ Àǵµ¿¡¼ ¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀ» ÁøÇàÇϰí ÀÖ´Ù´Â
Á¡ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. µ¿ºÏ°øÁ¤À̶õ À̸§À¸·Î ÁøÇàµÇ´Â À̹ø Áß±¹ÀÇ °èȹÀº Çѱ¹ÀÇ ÅëÀÏÀÌÈÄ¿¡ Çѱ¹°ú
Áß±¹»çÀÌ¿¡ ¹ú¾îÁú ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀáÀçÀû ºÒ¾ÈÁ¤¿¡ ´ëºñÇØ¼ ¿ª»çÀû ÁöÁö±â¹ÝÀ» »çÀü¿¡ ÁغñÇϰíÀÚ ½ÃÀÛµÈ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù
If
you studied world history you would see how
serious problems could arise when a government
take the initiative in distorting history, making
its political intentions. ¸¸¾à ´ç½ÅÀÌ ¼¼°è ¿ª»ç¸¦ °øºÎÇß´Ù¸é, ÇÑ ³ª¶óÀÇ Á¤ºÎ°¡ Á¤Ä¡Àû ¸ñÀû¿¡¼ ¿ª»ç¸¦ Á¶ÀÛÇϰíÀÚ ÇÒ ¶§
¼¼°è»ç¿¡ ¾î¶² ½É°¢ÇÑ °á°ú¸¦ ¾ß±â½Ãų ¼ö ÀÖ´ÂÁö ¾Ë¼ö ÀÖÀ»°ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
For
your reference, you can see scientific background
below website: ¾Æ·¡ À¥»çÀÌÆ®¸¦ ¹æ¹®ÇÏ½Ã¸é °ü·ÃµÈ ü°èÀûÀÎ ±Ù°Å ÀڷḦ º¸½Ç¼ö°¡ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
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¡Ø ¡æ Korea history
http://www.prkorea.com/english/goguryeo4.htm
¡Ø
¡æ What lies behind the 'Northeast Asia Project?
http://www.prkorea.com/english/goguryeo2.html
¡Ø
¡æGoguryeo's relationship with China
http://www.prkorea.com/english/goguryeo3.htm
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As a member of VANK, I ask you to add
"Goguryeo Kingdom" to describe Korea
history in your website. ¹ÝÅ©¸â¹ö·Î¼
Àú´Â ±Í »çÀÌÆ®ÀÇ Çѱ¹¿ª»ç ¼³¸íÇÏ´Â ºÎºÐ¿¡ "°í±¸·Á"¿¡
´ëÇÑ ³»¿ëÀ» Ãß°¡ÇÒ °ÍÀ» ¿äûÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
We
know that you endeavor in many ways to understand
other histories and countries meeting
the 21st century (globalization, information-oriented
are going on in 21st century). Especially,
I think that the contents published by your
company contribute greatly to many students
understanding of other countries cultures.
ÀúÈñ´Â ±Í ±â°ü¿¡¼ ¼¼°èÈ, Á¤º¸È°¡ ÁøÇàµÇ´Â 21¼¼±â¸¦ ¸ÂÀÌÇÏ¿© ´Ù¸¥ ¹®È¿Í ±¹°¡¸¦
ÀÌÇØÇϱâ À§ÇÑ ¿©·¯ °¡Áö ³ë·ÂÀ» Çϰí ÀÖ´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ¾Ë°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ƯÈ÷ ±Í ±â°ü¿¡¼ ¹ßÇàÇÏ´Â ÃâÆÇ¹°Àº ±Í ³ª¶óÀÇ ¸¹Àº ÇлýµéÀÌ ´Ù¸¥ ³ª¶ó, ´Ù¸¥
³ª¶óÀÇ ¹®È¸¦ º¸´Ù Á¤È®È÷ ÀÌÇØÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï ¸¹Àº ±â¿©¸¦ Çϰí ÀÖ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
so
if you plan to add new contents about Korea
history in your website, please contact to VANK.
¸¸¾à ±Í ±â°ü¿¡¼ Çѱ¹¿ª»ç½ÃÀÛ¿¡ ´ëÇØ À߸øµÈ Á¤º¸¸¦ °³¼±ÇÒ °èȹÀÌ Àְųª Çѱ¹¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Á¤º¸¸¦
»õ·Î Ãß°¡ÇÒ °èȹÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù¸é ÀúÈñ ¹ÝÅ©¿¡°Ô ¿¬¶ôÇØÁÖ¼¼¿ä.
We
have detailed educational and comprehensive
data regarding Korean history and culture, as
well as digital pictures, which are all collected
by VANK members (10,000 elementary, middle
and high school voluntary student members).
And we can provide you with this information
willingly by post or internet without any cost.
ÀúÈñ´Â À̸¦ À§ÇØ ÃÊ.Áß.°í»ý 1¸¸ ¿©¸íÀ¸·Î ±¸¼ºµÈ ¹ÝÅ© ȸ¿øµéÀÌ ÀÚ¹ßÀûÀ¸·Î ¼öÁýÇÑ Çѱ¹ ¿ª»ç,
¹®È¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀÚ¼¼ÇÑ ÇнÀ ÀÚ·á ¹× ÀÌÇØ ÀÚ·á, µðÁöÅÐ »çÁø ÀڷḦ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ°í ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ Çѱ¹ ÀÌÇØ ÀڷḦ ¾Æ¹«·± ´ë°¡ ¾øÀÌ ±Í ÃâÆÇ»ç¿¡ ¿ìÆí ¹×
ÀÎÅͳÝÀ¸·Î º¸³»µå¸± ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
VANK's
desires are that students all over the world
can experience correct Korean history and culture
by our voluntary effort, taking this opportunity
and then sharing dreams and friendship with
the rest of the world. ÀúÈñ ¹ÝÅ©ÀÇ ¹Ù¶÷Àº ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¿ì¸®µéÀÇ ÀÚ¹ßÀûÀÎ ³ë·ÂÀ¸·Î Àü ¼¼°è ¿Ü±¹ ÇлýµéÀÌ Çѱ¹¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¹Ù¸¥
¿ª»ç¿Í ¹®È¸¦ Á¢ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ̰í, À̸¦ °è±â·Î Àü ¼¼°è ¸ðµç ÀÌ¿Í ²Þ°ú ¿ìÁ¤À» ³ª´©´Â °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
We
would be grateful for your explanation.
Sincerely
yours.
* Contact to VANK
605 ho Immanuel Building 372-49, 3-dong
Sindang Jung-gu Seoul, S.KOREA TEL. 82-2-2237-7407 FAX.
82-2-2237-7409 email: textbook@prkorea.org http://www.prkorea.org
"Though it is the smallest of all your
seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a
tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." -
[Matthew] -
VANK stands for - ¡®Voluntary Agency
Network of Korea¡¯, a civilian international exchange association in Korea. We
work for the promotion of Korea's image all over the world by Internet. VANK was
established in 1999 by volunteers, and now has over 12,000 members. Using email
or internet we serve as cyber travel guides to overseas Koreans and foreigners
so that they can understand Korean culture and language better, and at the same
time we hope we build international friendships. VANK is a great chance for
those who are interested in Korean language, arts, cultural education, history,
geography, social studies, sciences to learn about our country, and we also
welcome with open arms anyone just wanting to make Korean friends!
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reference
1) Their claim that
the East Sea has some historical precedent worked,
as some major book and map publishers,
educational web sites and other reference materials
now include the East Sea name along with
the Sea of Japan. - worldatlas.com- http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/eastsea.htm
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