Dear ______. reporter [newspaper, radio,
TV] Ä£¾ÖÇÏ´Â ______ ±âÀÚ´Ô
(½Å¹®»ç, ¶óµð¿À, ÅÚ·¹ºñÀü)
I am a student and a member of VANK
living in Republic of 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, publishers, and newspapers
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, ¾ð·Ð»ç¸¦ ´ë»óÀ¸·Î Çѱ¹¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¹Ù¸¥ Á¤º¸¸¦
ÀüÇϰíÀÚ ÃÊ.Áß.°í Çлýµé·Î ±¸¼ºµÈ ÀÚ¿øºÀ»ç ´ÜüÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
In particular, I would like to let you know
about the Chinese scheme to alter the history of Goguryeo
(BC 37-AD 668), a Korean kingdom with a vast territory
ranging from the northern part of the peninsula to Manchuria,
into that of a Chinese regional kingdom. Ưº°È÷,
Àú´Â ´ç½Å¿¡°Ô ¹æ´ëÇÑ ¸¸ÁÖÁö¿ª±îÁö ¼¼·ÂÀ» È®ÀåÇß´ø Çѱ¹ÀÇ
°í±¸·Á¸¦ Áß±¹ÀÇ Áö¹æ Á¤±ÇÀ¸·Î ¹Ù²Ù·Á´Â Áß±¹ÀÇ À½¸ð¿¡
´ëÇØ ¾Ë·Áµå¸®°íÀÚ ÇÕ´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 Throughout 5,000 history
of Korea, Goguryeo 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
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. When
China obstructed a North Korean effort to put Goguryeo
tombs on the list of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)¡¯s World
Cultural Heritage, the Chinese government expressed
its scheme to uproot the existence of Korean history
within its current borders in July 2003 2003³â 7¿ù, ºÏÇÑÀÌ °í±¸·ÁÀÇ À¯ºÐÀ»
À¯¼¼½ºÄÚ ¼¼°è ¹®ÈÀ¯»ê À§¿øÈ¸¿¡ µî·Ï½ÃŰ·Á ÇÒ ¶§, Áß±¹Á¤ºÎ°¡
¹æÇØÇÔÀ¸·Î½á Çѱ¹ÀÇ °í±¸·Á ¿ª»çÀÇ Á¸À縦
»Ñ¸®Ã¤ Èçµé·Á´Â À½¸ð°¡ ¼¼»ó¿¡ µå·¯³µ½À´Ï´Ù.
Furthermore, the Chinese academics and researchers
hope to have the Goguryeo tomb murals in Ji'an declared
a World Heritage Site during a UNESCO meeting in Suzhou
next June 2004, preparing an enormous amount of data
to support its case. ´õ ³ª¾Æ°¡, Áß±¹ÀÇ
±³¼ö¿Í ÇÐÀÚµéÀº Áß±¹ ±æ¸²¼º Áö¾È½ÃÀÇ °í±¸·Á À¯ÀûÀ» 2004³â
6¿ù Áß±¹ ¼öÀú¿ì¿¡¼ ¿¸®´Â ¼¼°è ¹®ÈÀ¯»êÀ§¿øÈ¸¿¡
µî·Ï½Ã۰íÀÚ ¸·´ëÇÑ ³ë·ÂÀ» µéÀ̰í ÀÖ½À´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.
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±âÀÚ¶ó¸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.
So We would like to let all of academics and researchers
know about the Chinese scheme to cancel its plans
to incorporate Korea' Goguryeo into china' history. µû¶ó¼ ¿ì¸®´Â ±×·¯ÇÑ °á°ú¸¦ ¹Ì¿¬¿¡
¹æÁöÇϰíÀÚ, À̹ø Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç ¿Ö°î À½¸ð¸¦ Àü¼¼°è ¸ðµç
ÇÐÀڵ鿡°Ô ¾Ë·Á Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀ» ÀúÁö½Ã۰íÀÚ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
We, VANK , warn the Chinese academics
and researchers that the the Northeast Asian Project
would pose a great obstacle to amicable relations between
all the family of Asia and China in the 21st century. ¿ì¸® ¹ÝÅ©´Â À̹ø Áß±¹ÀÇ ¿ª»ç¿Ö°îÀÌ
21¼¼±â ¾Æ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ¸ðµç ¹ÎÁ·°ú Áß±¹»çÀÌÀÇ Ä£¼±°ü°è¿¡ »ó´çÇÑ
Àå¾Ö¿äÀÎÀÌ µÉ °ÍÀ̶ó´Â »ç½ÇÀ» Áß±¹¿¡ °æ°íÇϰíÀÚ
ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
If you plan to report on Goguryeo between
Korea and China or if you plan to broadcast our movement
to your country to change Asia in your TV programe, please contact to VANK. ¸¸¾à
´ç½ÅÀÌ Çѱ¹°ú Áß±¹»çÀÌ¿¡¼ ¹ú¾îÁö´Â °í±¸·Á¿¡ ´ëÇØ¼
¾Ë°í ½Í°Å³ª, ¾Æ½Ã¾Æ¸¦ º¯È½Ã۱â À§ÇØ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿îµ¿À»
´ëÇØ ¹æ¼Û¿¡ ¼Ò°³ÇÒ ÀÇÇâÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù¸é ÀúÈñ ¹ÝÅ©¿¡°Ô ¿¬¶ôÇØÁÖ¼¼¿ä.
We have detailed educational and comprehensive
data regarding Korean Goguryeo 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 Çѱ¹ÀÇ °í±¸·Á ¿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 ¾ð·Ð»ç¿¡ ¿ìÆí ¹×
ÀÎÅͳÝÀ¸·Î º¸³»µå¸± ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
¡Ø ¡æ What
lies behind the 'Northeast Asia Project?
http://www.prkorea.com/english/goguryeo2.html ¡Ø ¡æ Korean Goguryeo history http://www.prkorea.com/history/history1.html ¡Ø ¡æ Truth in scholarship http://www.prkorea.com/english/textbook/maintruth.html
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.
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!
(1) 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
2) We provide Korean pictures to the
Photoatlas.com, you can see the pictures at this site
: http://photoatlas.com/pics/pictures_of_korea.html
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