The Korean ethnic group is the main ethnic group in North Korea and South Korea. Although the concept of Korean ethnic group does not exist in North Korea and South Korea, they are also distributed in Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces in Northeast China. But many people don’t know much about the customs and habits of the Korean people.

So, next, let us learn from the perspective of national culture!

The ancestors of the Korean nation (Korean nation) are the three Han people (Mahan, Chenhan and Bianhan). “Book of the Later Han: Biography of Dongyi” 75: “There are three kinds of Han: one is called Mahan, the other is called Han. It is called Chenhan, and the third one is called Benchen. Mahan is in the west, with fifty-four countries, and it is connected with Lelang in the north and Wa in the south. Chenhan is in the east, with ten countries, and Bianchen is connected with Chen in the north. Han Zhi There are also ten countries in the south, and the south is also connected with the Japanese. Among the seventy-eight countries, Boji is one of them. The big ones have tens of thousands of households, and the small ones have thousands of households. They are located in the mountains and seas, and the area is four. More than a thousand miles away, the east and west are bounded by the sea, and the ancient Chen Kingdom is the largest. They all established their own species as the king of Chen, and they all ruled the three Han territories. Yan.”

Although the names of ancient countries on the Korean Peninsula have changed, the terms “Hanren” and “Hanmin” have been continued among the people, and they also appear from time to time in the legal documents of China and South Korea, such as: “Qing Dynasty” in the 1880s. “Regulations on Land and Water Trade” They are known as “Chinese people” and “Korean people”. In the imperial edict of the Qing emperor declaring war on Japan in the mid-1890s, “Li Hongzhang gave strict instructions to send out various armies to quickly attack and suppress, and to gather strong troops and advance one after another to save [Korea]” It is known as “the people are drowning in charcoal”.

After the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, it gave up its suzerainty over Korea and recognized its independence in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. In 1897, the King of Korea proclaimed himself emperor and established the “Korean Empire”. For the first time, “Korea” entered the country from the private sector. The sound “han” means “big” in Korean, and it also means “one”. Most ethnic groups like to choose names with good meaning or commemorative significance as country names and ethnic names.

The Korean ethnic group has strong regional and national characteristics. Many traditional cultures and customs have been passed down to this day. Traditional Korean houses have a strong local flavor, usually with straw roofs, Korean big Kangs, and wooden chimneys. In most areas where Koreans gather, the main crop is rice, so they use local materials and use straw to cover their roofs, which is both rainproof and warm, and is economical and economical. The Korean kang is unique. Except for the place where shoes are placed, the entire floor of the room is covered with a kang. When you enter the house, you take off your shoes and get on the kang. The kang is usually covered with floor leather, and Korean women always keep it clean. Cleanliness and love of cleanliness are also a major characteristic of this nation.

Among the traditional Korean costumes, the Korean skirt worn by women is the most unique. Every time they attend large-scale festivals, gatherings of friends, or birthdays or birthdays, they will always put on this kind of traditional clothing, and sing and dance to the beautiful national music, making it a lively event. Korean women generally carry items on their heads. This is a skill developed through long-term labor. Even if they walk very fast, they are also very stable. Historically, the phenomenon of men being superior to women among the Korean people was quite prominent. This is somewhat similar to Japanese customs, but with the progress of society, this phenomenon is gradually changing.