중국 흑룡강성 조선족 생활문화의 지속과 변동 -의례와 축제를 중심으로-

Abstract

Farmers and patriots became impoverished by natural disasters and a decline of governmental power at the end of Joseon dynasty, when they were forced to migrate to China for the purpose of either their living or national independence movement. With their descendants, and then, they continued to reside in China even after national independence. They are just called the Joseon tribe in China. In fact, they were subjected to a lot of oppression and exploitation in starting to reside in China, a foreign area. Their living culture is based on the originality of Korean tribe, and they adapted themselves to a variety of new political, cultural and social environments, as well as to local climate and life style. While contacting a different kind of tribes, they also acquired their own knowledge of life. Therefore, their living culture is a version of Korean tribe’s culture. With the recent trend of industrialization with so-called “Korean Dream,”their living culture is changing radically and even disappearing gradually. Once a minority race’s culture or life style disappears in the Chinese people-centered society, it can never be recovered. Therefore, it is a very urgent matter to photograph and keep a record of their current culture. It is also our duty to guide the change of their living culture in such a manner that their racial characteristics can be retained in China where a Korean boon is now on.