Stone Pot Showdown: China and South Korea’s Heated Battle for Cultural Heritage Supremacy
China and South Korea in Cultural Heritage Dispute Over “Stone Pot Bibimbap”
China’s recent listing of “stone pot bibimbap” as a provincial cultural heritage has sparked a heated dispute with South Korea, with the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizing China’s behavior as “distorting history.”
According to reports, the Chinese government has officially declared 65 items of “the fifth intangible cultural heritage“, including the traditional Korean dish “stone pot bibimbap”. Jilin Province listed stone pot bibimbap as “Korean stone pot bibimbap cooking technology” three years ago, also including rice cakes, kimchi, and winter vegetables in China’s intangible cultural heritage.
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has emphasized its commitment to responding to China’s attempts to distort history, stating that “historical issues are important issues concerning national identity.” The ministry has called on China to respect South Korea’s cultural identity and avoid harming the friendship between the two nations.
South Korean media has also highlighted China’s previous attempts to claim Korean cultural heritage, including the “farmer’s dance”, which was upgraded to a “national intangible cultural heritage” in 2008 and submitted to the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009.
Related Topics:
- Cultural Heritage Disputes
- China-South Korea Relations
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
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China and South Korea are in a dispute over the listing of “stone pot bibimbap” as a cultural heritage. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized China’s behavior as “distorting history.”