"Errors Must Not Be Neglected"
"Incorrect Hanbok Information Should Be Corrected Quickly"
At the Australian War Memorial located in Canberra, Australia, controversy has arisen over the introduction of Chinese-style clothing as "Korean traditional attire." The War Memorial displays children's clothing from the Korean War era alongside the Taegeukgi, but it introduced the Chinese-style clothing as "Korean children's traditional attire."
On the 10th, Professor Seokyeongdeok from Sungshin Women's University stated on Facebook, "Last year, many netizens reported this and protested to the memorial, and later Korean Australians also joined the protests, but the issue has not yet been corrected." He added, "Earlier this year, a netizen who visited the memorial confirmed this again and sent another protest email to the memorial," emphasizing, "As this is Australia's most important national memorial and a place frequently visited by overseas tourists, such errors must not be left uncorrected."
In the protest email, Professor Seokyeongdeok pointed out, "The clothing currently on display, in terms of collar and sleeve cutting methods, color combinations, and embroidery, is not in the Korean traditional style but rather Chinese-style attire." He also urged, "Korea's traditional clothing is 'Hanbok,' and I hope this will be corrected as soon as possible so that visitors from Australia and abroad are not misled."
Professor Seokyeongdeok further stated, "China is also making unfounded claims that Hanbok is part of its own culture. In response, we must quickly correct the misinformation about Hanbok worldwide and promote it more to the global community," adding, "This year, we will vigorously continue the global Hanbok promotion campaign."
Meanwhile, Professor Seokyeongdeok has consistently promoted Hanbok worldwide by placing Hanbok advertisements in New York's Times Square and producing multilingual videos about the 'History of Hanbok' that are posted online.
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