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The Birth of "Nara"                                        Understanding the Korean Society and Politics [1/3]   

: The way the perception of "Nara", or State, came to be formed in the Korean society

The Religious Landscape and Politics in Korean Society  Understanding the Korean Society and Politics [2/3]           

: At the core of the social conflicts in the Korean society are sitting the two different Gods using the same name. How come?

The Geopolitics of the Northeast Asia                        Understanding the Korean Society and Politics [3/3] 

: How the history plays out in the geopolitics of the Northeast Asia along with the historical calumny and ignorance taking the toll in the course 

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The lie that Nara was a replica of Chang’an
 "Tang's Influence"- True or false, why it matters [1/3]

-The start of Nara Japan

 -Silla Missions vs. Tang Missions

 

The formation of the social system and Buddhist art in Japan  "Tang's Influence"-True or false, why it matters [2/3]

-Strong influence? Then why the whole different course of social development?    -No "Tang", no Chinese connnection at the high time of Asuka Period  

Cross-section of the Japanese society in 8C   “Tang’s Influence” – True or false, why it matters [3/3]

-Movers and shakers of 8C Japan

-The history of the "Korea-erasing" in Japanese society

 

The Missing Link in the history of Okinawa

-What got into Okinawa in 13C

-What Shuri Castle Bell wanted to tell you __________________________________

Confucian Influence? Are you sure?

-What was ancient Koreans like before Confu..?

-The takeaway from the cultural clash between ancient Korea and China two millennia ago                _____________________________________________       

The other face of Japan you don't wanna know 

-Japan according to Korean experience    

  from ancient to modern                                  ___________________________________________________

Chinese History under construction “again”

-Why Chinese have to rewrite the history: 

  two millennia ago vs. today   __________________________________________________   

The True Face of the Tributary System:                        

Did Xi lie to Trump? 

-the way the tributary system started 

-How it actually worked

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How Mongol rule delivered Korean culture                 to Ming China 

 -The Korean fashion craze in China under Mongol rule

 -From Mawei Qun to Ao Qun 

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Tale of Ji Zi :  the lie that changed the history 

-What the Ji Zi story was needed to cover up

-Reasonings and evidence that Ji Zi story was a fabrication

-Zhu Enlai’s lament                    __________________________________________________

Koreans come back to Europe

-Were The Huns Korean?

-Koreans come back, hard and soft                                      _______________________________________________

Make of the Land: China 

-Walkthrough of the Chinese geography along           

   the way of the history

 -The germination of the Chinese civilization                        _________________________________________

Why Koguryo/Kori cannot be part of Chinese history!!

-What Koguryo means to modern-time Koreans

-A cultural larceny?                                        ___________________________________

Analog K-Pop

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물 좀 주소 Gimme Some Water

Han Dae-soo             r.1974

Singer-song-writer

아름다운 강산 This Beautiful land                                                                                                                                                         Shin Jung-hyeon                  r. 1972                                                                                Singer-song-writer

                                                                                                                             님이 오는 소리  Sound of Nim coming                                                                                                                                                                               Toi et Moi            r. 1973                                                                               written by Lee Pil-won

Morning Dew 아침이슬

 Yang Hee-eun     r.  1971                                                                                                 written by Kim Min-Ki

I really couldn’t know  진정난 몰랐네

Im Hee-sook        r. 1970                                                                                                                    written by Kim Hee-gap                   

Between Two Lovers 그리운 사람끼리

Park In-hee         r. 1972                                                                                                             Singer-song-writer

Winter Rain   겨울비

 Jo Dong-jin         r. 1979

Singer-song-writer

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