Encyclopedia of Overseas Korean Culture

The Encyclopedia of Overseas Korean Culture (Korean: 세계한민족문화대전; Hanja: 世界韓民族文化大典; short name 세계한민족) is a Korean-language online encyclopedia operated by the Academy of Korean Studies, which is in turn supported by the South Korean government. It focuses on the Korean diaspora.[1][2]

Compilation work on the encyclopedia first began in 2011, with the scope initially focused on Koreans in China. That work completed in 2015, and they moved to focused on other major diaspora groups, including Koryo-saram (Central Asia, former Soviet Union), Korean Americans (United States), and Zainichi Koreans (and other Koreans in Japan). This work was completed by 2018.[3] The encyclopedia reportedly received 500 million views between 2018 and 2022.[4]

As of 2022, the encyclopedia is still actively being contributed to, with researchers sent to various places in the world to gather information for the encyclopedia.[1]

In 2023, the encyclopedia became part of the China–Korea cultural conflict, in which some Chinese people seek greater emphasis on the Chinese origin of some Korean cultural concepts, such as kimchi (pao cai) and hanbok (hanfu). According to some South Korean politicians, some of the encyclopedia's articles promoted the Chinese origin of some cultural concepts too much.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 이, 석호 (2022-09-14). 한국학중앙연구원 연구팀, 뉴욕한인회 방문. 월드코리안뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ^ a b 신, 중섭 (2023-10-13). '김치는 파오차이, 윤동주는 中 애국시인'…왜곡설명 실은 한국학연구원. The Seoul Economic Daily [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ^ 한국학중앙연구원 > 주요사업 > 한국학사전편찬 > 세계한민족문화대전. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ^ 5억 명 열람 백과사전에 윤동주 '중국 애국시인' 설명. YTN (in Korean). 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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