Talk:Hanbok

Correction of 4.3 Goryeo Illustration Description

The first "Water-Moon Avalokitesh varapainting" features three Song-style noble costumes. The one on the right is presumed to be a maid, not a noble, not a Song costume. I want you to separate them. This is a misconception that all the characters in the illustration are dressed in Song-style clothing.

Is Hanbok the traditional clothes of Korean-Chinese or not? Is Hanbok a part of Chinese culture?

First of all, Korean-Chinese are Chinese, not Korean. And Hanbok is definitely Korean culture. Do you agree? User10281129 (talk) 17:45, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi, first sorry that you think that I wanted to bring you in an edit war, which is not the case at all. So to answer your first question: there is a difference between culture, nationality, ethnicity, heritage, citizenship and immigration, etc.

First of all, Korean-Chinese are Chinese, not Korean. And Hanbok is definitely Korean culture. Do you agree? The first statement is a disagree. Second statement is an agree. It cannot be contested that hanbok (also called Joseon-ot and chaoxianfu) are Korean ethnic clothing. The emphasis is on ethnicity and not nationality as citizenship of a country. Therefore, South Korea and North Korea do not have exclusivity of hanbok as it shared by all people of Korean ethnic and people of Korean heritage (either full blood or partial blood, it does not really matter)/ Korean diaspora worldwide. The Korean Chinese are Chinese by nationality, but Korean by ethnicity. Their culture is a mixed of Chinese and Koreans because they were not born in South Korea or North Korea; in terms of cultural and social identity, they are both Chinese and Koreans at the same time. The Korean ethnics are also an officially recognized ethnic group in China. As a side note, Chinese culture typically refer to culture of the Han Chinese as they are the majority while minority culture in China is typically referred by the name of their ethnic group, Being Chinese means nationality and is not exclusive of ethnicity. I will be answering your second question shortly. Gyuligula2 (talk) 19:00, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Also, I don't understand that Chinese characters and pinyin are written at the top.

If you go to the modern usage paragraph, there is already a description of Hanbok worn by Korean-Chinese living in China, and Chinese characters and Pinyin are also written, but there is no need to write it at the top. Tprtm (talk) 12:36, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Since they from the Korean peninsula, they are immigrants. How immigrant's culture can be a part of Chinese culture? User10281129 (talk) 18:05, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Since they from the Korean peninsula, they are immigrants. How immigrant's culture can be a part of Chinese culture?  My answer would be culture is more complex than being a first-generation immigrant in a country. There is a huge difference between the culture of a first-generation immigration vs. a second immigrant vs. a third immigrant and so on….

In ancient times, there were a quite “a few” migrations between what is currently geographically considered as Korea and China. The Korean Chinese in China are not first-generation immigrants from the Korean peninsula but are Chinese nationals and some have lived in China for quite a few centuries now. The chaoxianfu (hanbok) is considered as an intangible cultural heritage in China, but it will never be considered as part of the mainstream Han Chinese culture because it is recognized as being the clothing of the Korean ethnic.

The reason why I have mainly added the recent content is to emphasize that the evolution of hanbok in the two Koreas and China. The styles have changed in those three countries because of the isolation from each other and due to the cultural and political movements of each of these countries. Those changes are recognized and supported by the sources that I have provided (I am emphasizing that those were not my original research at all).

Because each the styles of hanbok continued to evolve in each of those three countries, it would be ok to have a description of each in the page hanbok and how the political/ cultural aspect of each country have shaped the style of hanbok.

It would have been different let's say if all hanbok were manufactured and imported from South Korea; e.g. an Canadian with Korean heritage or a Korean immigrant in Canada import of a hanbok from South Korea. Then, hanbok in this instance could have been described as the South Korean style. But this is not the case, hanbok continues to be developed China and North Korea. Now the question is… do you think that present-days Joseon-ot and chaoxianfu should be separated from the hanbok page because they are evolving away from the South Korean hanbok? Gyuligula2 (talk) 19:20, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

"do you think that present-days Joseon-ot and chaoxianfu should be separated from the hanbok page because they are evolving away from the South Korean hanbok?" so to answer your question, Korea separated into North Korea and South Korea. Thus, North Korea and South Korea has legitimacy as real Koreas. But Korean-Chinese are immigrants. You said "The Korean Chinese in China are not first-generation immigrants from the Korean peninsula but are Chinese nationals and some have lived in China for quite a few centuries now." Due to the geographic proximity between China and the Korean Peninsula, population migration of some kind had often occurred throughout history. However, most early ethnic Koreans in China had been assimilated by the Han Chinese, Manchus and Mongols. Thus, the overwhelming majority of today's ethnic Korean population in China are descendants of recent Korean arrivals. Since they are immigrants, they don't have any legitimacy. Now they are fully Chinese. Now my question is...if you think Hanbok is a part of Chinese culture, is Hanbok a part of American culture as well? User10281129 (talk) 19:43, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

They are descendant of immigrants, yes; most not all. Also define recent immigration, 1910s is considered recent immigration, but you can have at least 3-4 generation of immigrants by then; those who are born in China are Chinese by nationality but are not assimilated in the Han Chinese culture and this is why they are considered as being ethnic Korean. It won't change that they are Chinese nationals and Korean by ethnicity. They have legitimacy as any Koreans of any diaspora which is the same as any ethnic Koreans in both Korea because hanbok is an ethnic Korean clothing.. Hanbok is part of the culture of the Korean Chinese culture. Is Hanbok part of American culture, yes, it is part of the Korean American culture who are allowed to wear hanbok... same for Canada, same to any countries which allow immigrants and Korean heritage to celebrate their culture, same for any people of Korean heritage . Gyuligula2 (talk) 20:14, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

what Koreans are upset about is not that Korean Chinese people are wearing the clothes it's that China is promoting those clothes as their culture not Koreas. They only think this because it has happened on multiple different occasions. There's the Kimchi and Goguryeo controversies for example (although both of them have been basically resolved outside of some angry Chinese Nationalists). Both are trying to claim what was Korean culture as China's. There are definitely ulterior motives behind promoting Korean culture as Chinese. Some people say it's because of Hallyu. Since Korea has gotten so mainstream China believes they can ride that success by simply claiming Korean stuff as Chinese. (So they can become popular and less hated too). The second one is probably less likely but it's a scary possibility and it's the annexation of North Korea. By claiming all of this traditional Korean stuff as Chinese it's giving the CCP justification to take NK since "it was always China". Goguryeo for example had all of it's original territory in Manchuria and North Korea. 2001:56A:F825:7400:EC8F:C37F:71C7:8BB8 (talk) 05:33, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

"The reason why I have mainly added the recent content is to emphasize that the evolution of hanbok in the two Koreas and China." you cannot treat them as Same level as two Koreas. User10281129 (talk) 19:50, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

The hanbok designed and manufactured by the Korean Chinese in China and these designs are considered as hanbok in South Korea; some are even sold in South Korea. How are they not on the same level? Gyuligula2 (talk) 20:26, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

They are literally "Korean-Chinese". I want to confirm that they are just immigrants and Their homeland is Korea. User10281129 (talk) 19:52, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Korean-Chinese means Korean ethnic. Typically first generation immigration consider his natal country as where he was born to. A second generation considers their natal country as where he was born to which is different from his parent, the ancestral home can be whatever geographic location which used to be the place their ancestors come from. Gyuligula2 (talk) 20:18, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Nope. Hanbok is not a part of Chinese culture or American culture. It's just Korean culture. User10281129 (talk) 20:16, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

yes. They(Korean immigrants) can enjoy Korean culture. But Its still "Korean". According to your logic, Americans can claim every cultures from around the world as a part of American culture by themselves. User10281129 (talk) 20:19, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

There is country of origin and they are North Korea and South Korea. User10281129 (talk) 20:21, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Americans of Korean heritage can claim Korean culture and hanbok , but not the others. For example, Americans with Han Chinese ancestry won't claim Korean culture or hanbok, American of Indian heritage won’t claim Korean culture or hanbok. But Americans of Korean Chinese ancestry can claim Korean heritage and wear hanbok; they can also wear Korean-Chinese style hanbok. They are descendants of whatever dynasty/ North/South Korea it was when their ancestors came to what is now geographically and politically China . So, they are still Chinese nationals of Korean ethnic; still Chinese by nationality and Korean by ethnicity designing and producing their own styles of hanbok which differ from both South Korea and North Korea. Ps. The culture of immigrants, especially their descendants after several generations, are not 100% the same as those living in the homeland/ ancestral land because they have different lived experiences and have not all been in touch with their home/ancestral land. They can have a lot of similarities, but they also have a lot of divergence. Those differences can also be reflected in how they dress and style themselves. Gyuligula2 (talk) 20:42, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

It is world's common sense that Hanbok is traditional clothes of South Korea and North Korea. But you are suddenly adding china into it. Why? User10281129 (talk) 20:51, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

The common sense is right, but it is the traditional clothing of the Korean-Chinese ethnic and which is recognized as being an intangible culture; so yes, it is allowed for China to be mentioned. Gyuligula2 (talk) 10:20, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

We need to restore the stable version. I hope you agree with it. You can write about Korean-Chinese's hanbok as immigrants but dont put them as same level as two koreas. And dont write Chinese hanbok name in introducing section. User10281129 (talk) 21:00, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

It would be different if they are importing all their hanbok from the two Koreas, but I do not agree that because you consider them as "immigrants" that they are not on the same level as the two Koreas, that they should not be in the introducing section. Because they are continuing to design, produce, and manufacture hanbok, just like any of the two Koreas, and continues to identity hanbok as their traditional clothing. Gyuligula2 (talk) 10:27, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Furthermore, you said "Due to the isolation from each other for about 50 years, the styles of hanbok in South Korea, North Korea, and China, worn by the Korean ethnics from these three countries have developed separately from each other." but i think you used unconfirmed source. The source says "Women Entrepreneurs offers a collection of almost two dozen cases that explore the process by which women become entrepreneurs, as well as the opportunities and challenges they face in growing their businesses." Do not use unrelated source User10281129 (talk) 21:04, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Research design wise, this technique is like what is known a narrative interview. Quoted from the source: “Women Entrepreneurs: Inspiring Stories from Emerging Economies and Developing Countries”: "since the Korean populations in China, North Korea, and South Korea were largely isolated for each other for about 50 years, hanbok styles had developed seperately in these three countries […]" Similarly in “A study on the Alteration of traditional costume of Korean Chinese (Ⅰ) - Focused on the daily wear “ (another source that you have been deleting”, “Korean Chinese, immigrants to China, have developed their own traditional costume [hanbok] culture." Side note: you are not only deleting content about China, but you have also been deleting content about North Korea, which only allows space for South Korean-style hanbok. It is why I asked if you would prefer to see North Korean style and Chinese style hanbok in another page since it looks like they are lacking “some legitimacy” to be part of this page. Gyuligula2 (talk) 10:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

“Women Entrepreneurs: Inspiring Stories from Emerging Economies and Developing Countries” can not be a reliable source. WP:NOR User10281129 (talk) 11:18, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Hanbok is definitely imported or importing from Two Koreas. Its their homeland's legacy. Korean-Chinese wear the same type of hanbok as South Koreans. Korean-Chinese people gets a lot of cultural influences from South Korea.User10281129 (talk) 11:20, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Basically your motivation is based on your opinion that immigrant's culture can be a part of Chinese culture. And it is you who makes changes to content that has been around for a long time.User10281129 (talk) 11:29, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

If you want to change content to how you think it should be, then use talk page first. Currently, Your edits brings a lots of controversies. You are definitely aware of this. User10281129 (talk) 11:33, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

In English literature, the subject of hanbok outside South Korea is very rare because most emphasis is on the hanbok of South Korea, it is actually very rare to have information on the hanbok of North Korea and in China.

“Women Entrepreneurs: Inspiring Stories from Emerging Economies and Developing Countries” is a reliable source for the perceived hanbok culture in China which is being developed by the Korean-Chinese ethnics. They wear the same type as in South Korea, but the emphasis is on the style difference which was noted by the Korean-Chinese ethnic in China themselves. Side note: you do not have a profitable fashion business without a target population which is consuming your designs; if she has a business, it means that her designs are being sold in a profitable way.

Are we not discussing..., you have been changing it back to how you think it should be although you had already been warned and reverted by another editor. I also do not understand the controversy very much. It seems to be touchy subject for you, but not for me. My edits are paraphrased based on the sources I read: Korean Chinese wear their own style of hanbok and are producing their own hanbok culture. Yes, they can import from South Korea, but it does not mean that they import everything. Note that I am talking about style, which is different of let's say they were wearing a completely different clothing from Koreans from the two Koreas. Immigrants form an important aspect of a culture; and as I said, it is only part of the Korean Chinese culture and not the part of mainstream Han Chinese culture. I think that you are misunderstanding my words or the nuances of it. Basically, I would have wrote the same thing if there was a booming hanbok fashion industry in US and Canada and that they were developing and manufacturing style which was different from the styles of the Two Koreas and China and if let’s say US and Canada had considered hanbok as being an intangible culture of US and Canada. Since it is recognized as being Korean culture in China and their traditional clothing is recognized as being hanbok in South Korea, but the styles are different, then yes, for me, they are on the same level as the two Koreas. For now, your arguments to refuse any content related to North Korea and China based on the massive delete looks like you are editing based on a non-bias point view; your arguments are also making me quite uncomfortable because they seem to be rooted in discrimination towards discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices. I am sorry if I misunderstanding your arguments. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:10, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Btw, why did you write Hanbok in mandarin? Mandarin is Han Chinese language, not Korean language. User10281129 (talk) 12:10, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

It is written in Mandarin because it is just how it would be written and pronounced in China for the broader worldwide audience who may not be aware that there is a hanbok culture in China. Nothing much, nothing less, no malice intended. I wrote 朝鲜服= which is an equivalent translation to Joseon-ot, I could have also write it as 韩服 = which is also how you write hanbok in China. That's it Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:14, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Many people do not regarding them as same level as two koreas. They are immigrants from Korea. User10281129 (talk) 12:13, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Who are the people who do not regard them as being on the same level as the two Koreas Some people regard Yanbian as the third Korea, because of their thriving traditional/ ethnic Korean culture. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:18, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

"your arguments are also making me quite uncomfortable because they seem to be rooted in discrimination towards discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices."- now you are making me a racist? I hope i misunderstood it. But i can confirm that it is not discrimination towards discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices User10281129 (talk) 12:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Do not write in mandarin. There is their language and hanbok is not han Chinese's culture. User10281129 (talk) 12:19, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

... They speak mandarin and Korean... and being written in Mandarin does not mean that it is rooted in Han Chinese culture; it is just how you call it and how you would write term in China if you want to do further research, that's it. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:25, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

There is no third Korea. Korea was divided into two Koreas. User10281129 (talk) 12:21, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes on the politico-geographical level; but not on the cultural level, Yanbian is perceived and titled as the third Korea.

Sources:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqwppy/atlas-hoods-the-third-korea; https://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/map/article/view/6390; http://www.theasian.asia/archives/75217; https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2014&context=br_rev Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:31, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Your opinion represents the argument of the Chinese Communist Party. (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/09/hanbok-beijing-winter-olympics-opening-sparks-south-korea-chinan-anger) User10281129 (talk) 12:29, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

My edit is based on what is written by other authors who are not affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. I could have as well cited Oivietnam too... "The autonomous prefecture of Yanbian is a slice of Korea in China… […] Beyond its current national borders, the old Korean nation survives in Yanbian, with its wood-framed homes roofed in rice straw, the old kang beds and shin-high dinner tables heated from below, the men in their white baggy pants and women in billowing hanboks, the same old folk dances and songs sung at dawn beneath the giant pines, just as they’ve always been sung.” but well it does not look like the best source either.

https://oivietnam.com/2015/06/chinas-yanbian-the-third-korea/ Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:38, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

They could speak Mandarin. But their first language is Korean. And most of them live in South Korea(https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2022/01/20/RO4T7ATAPJG7FOI7VTMBCTTPGQ/). User10281129 (talk) 12:30, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

This is simply called being bilingual. Even if most live in South Korea, not every one has moved to South Korea. So the culture is still present in China. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:41, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Every koreatowns in around the world are third Korea. User10281129 (talk) 12:36, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Does every Korean town get the title of third Korea? No. The third Korea is a title given to Yanbian. Does the Korean diaspora in other Koreantown design, produce, and wear their own style of hanbok on a community level; let's say in US do they design, produce, and wear US-style hanbok? In France, do they produce and wear French-style hanbok? I might not be aware of it, but if they do... it might be interesting to read about. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:45, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Mandarin is han Chinese language. So it would be kinda weird if you write in mandarin. mandarin is not korean language. User10281129 (talk) 12:45, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

It is not that weird... actually, even the page Chiffon (fabric) has arabic involved Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:47, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Does people seriously recognizing Yuanbian as third korea? Isnt it just nickname? (its not a question)User10281129 (talk) 12:47, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

As for now, it is the "third Korea": “The world has grown accustomed to the existence of two Koreas since the Second World War left the peninsular nation divided. Yet, many are unaware that there exists a “third Korea.” Known as Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture, the region is located in China’s northeastern Jilin Province, bordering the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) — a.k.a. North Korea.” https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/students-visit-third-korea That's why I said on a cultural level Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:51, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

It is weird. Korean language isn't Chinese language. User10281129 (talk) 12:49, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

It is not a Chinese language, but as it is not really weird. it is more for practical purposes i.e. readers can do further research after reading this page shall they want to. Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:52, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

1. Yuanbian is not separated territory from Korea. 2. Korean-Chinese are just immigrants like Korean-American. User10281129 (talk) 12:51, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

(1) Yanbian is currently part of China based on geography and constitution. (2) Korean-Chinese are descendants of immigrants but are continuing to develop their own culture and maintain their identity as Korean. The difference is how they are designing and styling their hanbok; Do Korean-American styles their hanbok in the Korean-American style, produce it and sell it to their community? Would a Korean-American hanbok still be sold in South Korea and be recognized as hanbok in South Korea? Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:56, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes. Thats called "nickname". User10281129 (talk) 12:52, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

But a nickname not given to other Koreantowns exactly because of the recognized cultural heritage of Korean Chinese in Yanbian Gyuligula2 (talk) 12:57, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Mandarin is not korean language. So if you wanted to explain hanbok as a part of Korean-Chinese's culture, then you shouldve use korean language, not mandarin. User10281129 (talk) 12:57, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

I could have written it in both language actually. I just did want people to start misunderstand the styles of the three countries, so I used term as how they would have been called predominately been referred as a whole country, , i.e. Korean in both Koreans and Mandarin in China. I also purposely did not use the term hanfu (韩服 chinese pronunciation) for the hanbok of the Korean Chinese because it would have even caused more controversies on this page and bring even more troubles. So I opted for Chaoxianfu (朝鲜服, which is the equivalent of Joseon-ot) but still denote the Korean-Chinese style as opposed to the North Korean style. Gyuligula2 (talk) 13:05, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Two koreas are sovereign states. And both have legitimacy due to the division of Korea. But Yuanbian is not. Korean-Chinese are immigrants from North Korea and South Korea. User10281129 (talk) 13:01, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Yanbian is not Korea. User10281129 (talk) 13:05, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Geographically not North or South Korea, but culturally and ethnically, they are legitimate as being Korean ethnic Gyuligula2 (talk) 13:06, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Yanbian is just small little town in China. Koreas are north Korea and South Korea. Its just common sense. User10281129 (talk) 13:08, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

By who? Chinese communist party? According to Objective perspective, they are just immigrants. (Its not a question) User10281129 (talk) 13:10, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

I don't understand this question. Can you paraphrase it? Gyuligula2 (talk) 13:15, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Korean-Chinese people wear same type of hanbok as South Koreans. They gets a lot of influence from South Korea. Furthermore, most of them live in South Korea. (https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2022/01/20/RO4T7ATAPJG7FOI7VTMBCTTPGQ/). There is no difference between two Koreas hanbok and korean-Chinese's hanbok. User10281129 (talk) 13:23, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Same type of hanbok, different styles; emphasis on style not on type. Korean-Chinese in China follows the hanbok design of the Joseon dynasty (“same type” if I use your words), but its style is different because it gets influence from China, North Korea, and South Korea. It also evolve slightly different with time. Gyuligula2 (talk) 13:43, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Cleanup

I've made an attempt to address some (imo) issues with the article. Will document hopefully non-obvious suggestions here.

IMO issues:

• Repetitive
• Structure unclear
• Too many small 1 or 2 sentence sections
• Copyediting (grammar, using templates consistently)
• Too many sections read like lists

Suggestions:

• Not all variants need their own subsection.
• Delete a lot of the repetition; a lot of it is either unsourced, has grammar issues, or is out of place anyway.
• If a main article exists, move less important details into that.

I've given up for now, as I have other articles I've been meaning to work on. Encourage someone else to pick up the torch. toobigtokale (talk) 23:14, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding more details about how hanboks are used modernly

https://asiasociety.org/korea/hanbok-part-1-origin-and-history https://kollectionk.com/guide-to-korean-traditional-clothing-hanbok

i plan on editing to add more about the modern uses of hanboks such as design or ceremonies and traditions people participate in. Pigeonidolization (talk) 20:01, 15 December 2023 (UTC)