역사를 통해 본 한국인들 생활 속의 東海 (East Sea in Korean Lives through the Ages)

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초록

The name of the sea, East Sea(東海, Donghae) has been used by Koreans and Chinese since the first century B.C.
Furthermore this name represented Korea, as people said East Sea meaning Korea. Coins issued in Korea in the 13th century bore the inscription of this very name. In the examples shown above, East Sea had a great influence on Korean lives. In history books people have learnt many interesting stories and historical facts from the East Sea. In the Three Kingdom era,Buyeo kingdom moved its capital to the east coast, there is also a record that Goguryo kingdom claimed its territory to the East Sea.
There are many records about whales which were representative of the East Sea. A king of Shilla wanted to be buried in the rock of the East Sea so that he could become a mighty dragon of the East Sea. When a diplomat was detained in an enemy kingdom, using a fable of the East Sea, the rabbit and the turtle, he was able to escape from the enemy country.
The East Sea was regarded as a God and a mighty being due to its vastness, power, imposing and mystical appearance and as a result religious rituals were carried out at a national level twice a year for 1500 years. Many shrines and altars for rituals were built in different regions. Sometimes there were struggles between regions for the rights to the rituals.
Due to natural topography there was little difference in the water level between high and low tides on the east coast, as a result many Korean researchers and scholars took interest in this phenomena, resulting in many scholars taking their study themes from this fact. Withstanding that their theory were more focused on Confucian metaphysical philosophy and less scientific, however this showed many Korean scholars and (researchers) were very interested in the natural phenomena of the East Sea and searched for an explanation.
The East Sea with beautiful scenery and startling natural phenomena gave much inspiration and ideas to writers and poets who left many impressive works. All in all the ideals expressed in these work were loyalty to their mother country,wishing for harmony and love of humanity for all nations in the world.
The name of East Sea has been very familiar to Korean people and has been used by Korean people for many thousands of years. We hope this name is permanently used not only by Korean people but also by all humanity in the world.

영어초록

The name of the sea, East Sea(東海, Donghae) has been used by Koreans and Chinese since the first century B.C.
Furthermore this name represented Korea, as people said East Sea meaning Korea. Coins issued in Korea in the 13th century bore the inscription of this very name. In the examples shown above, East Sea had a great influence on Korean lives. In history books people have learnt many interesting stories and historical facts from the East Sea. In the Three Kingdom era,Buyeo kingdom moved its capital to the east coast, there is also a record that Goguryo kingdom claimed its territory to the East Sea.
There are many records about whales which were representative of the East Sea. A king of Shilla wanted to be buried in the rock of the East Sea so that he could become a mighty dragon of the East Sea. When a diplomat was detained in an enemy kingdom, using a fable of the East Sea, the rabbit and the turtle, he was able to escape from the enemy country.
The East Sea was regarded as a God and a mighty being due to its vastness, power, imposing and mystical appearance and as a result religious rituals were carried out at a national level twice a year for 1500 years. Many shrines and altars for rituals were built in different regions. Sometimes there were struggles between regions for the rights to the rituals.
Due to natural topography there was little difference in the water level between high and low tides on the east coast, as a result many Korean researchers and scholars took interest in this phenomena, resulting in many scholars taking their study themes from this fact. Withstanding that their theory were more focused on Confucian metaphysical philosophy and less scientific, however this showed many Korean scholars and (researchers) were very interested in the natural phenomena of the East Sea and searched for an explanation.
The East Sea with beautiful scenery and startling natural phenomena gave much inspiration and ideas to writers and poets who left many impressive works. All in all the ideals expressed in these work were loyalty to their mother country,wishing for harmony and love of humanity for all nations in the world.
The name of East Sea has been very familiar to Korean people and has been used by Korean people for many thousands of years. We hope this name is permanently used not only by Korean people but also by all humanity in the world.

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