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Fixstabledoorbeforehorseisstolen
Waytoadvance
Burglaryofculturalassetsisbecomingsevereprobelmtoday
forhistoricaldrama
mind that people should have toward the
ByKwonEun-jung
assets;protection,prideandsoforth.
ReporterofCultureSection
ByChaHyun-Jin
On the assumption that there are some
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
illicitsale,apossibilityofoutflowtoabroad
D
ay by day, the scale and number of
exist.Totakeoutaculturalassettoabroad,
N
robberies become more serious. Even
the owner should make out a goods-
owdays, historical dramas are creating a boom. Especially, they¡¯re concentrating
though not-so-many people are awaken
clearance permit. In the international
on the ancient history of Goguryeo; ¡°Yeon Gaesomun¡±, ¡°Dae joyoung,¡± and
about such kind of problems of national
standards,allofculturalassetsareprohibited
¡°Jumong.¡±Thesethreedramasbearalikenessbyshowingthehistoryofancientstatesof
treasures, heirlooms and cultural assets,
tobesentabroad;onlyexceptinthecaseof
Korea.Itisshownthatthesedramasexplodedwiththesensationof¡°China¡¯sNortheast
numerical value and amount of damage
national reasons such as exhibition,
AsianProject.¡±Throughthesedramas,thedirector¡¯spurposecaninstillanattentioninto
valueareaggravated.
expositionandsoon.Ifsomeonetriestotake
theheartsofpeopleaboutsocialissueslikeChina¡¯sNortheastAsianProject.Inthisway,
According to ¡°the result of authorization
out a cultural asset, he or she is punished
historicaldramashaveapositiveeffectonarousingpublicconcernsabouthistoryviathe
and management of cultural assets¡± from
under the special law of cultural
TV.However,ithasanegativepoint,also.
CulturalHeritageAdministration(CHA)and
management.
Productionandorganizationofhistoricaldramaisaresidualproductwhichreflectsthe
10moreinstitutiononlastOctober,allthe13
Kim Hyun-kwon, who works as an
circumstance of society, history. In fact, historical dramas have produced even after
SealsofStateand21RoyalSealswithin26
appraiser at Incheon Port International
broadcastingstationsmadehistoricaldramaslike¡°SejongGreatKing¡±,¡°Huengbujun,¡±
seals were lost. It does not mean only a
Passenger Terminal, said that they presume
and¡°KangKam-chan¡±owingtoadirectiveofthegovernmentin1971.Itsgoalwasto
propertylossbutalsobigculturaldamageof
theremustbemanycasesofcarryingoutto
inspireatraditionalvirtueandexpelthetendencyofcorruptionwidespreadforpeople.
the nation. Then, what are problems from
abroad in illegal way even though they
Oneexampleisthatdramacanhaveanintentionoranobjectbyproducinghistorical
burglaries and what the problems lead to
inspect all the luggages, cargos and freight.
dramas.Itisshownthatdramascanpervertahistoryifproducersmakedramashavinga
other problems which could be a national
Pointing out the limitations of the system
negativeintention.Historicaldramascontaintheproducer¡¯sintentionaccordingtotheir
andculturalissues?
and lack of people¡¯s recognition, he
needsandcreatesaperversionasanecessaryconsequence.Thiscanreducebyhalfan
KwonEun-jung/TheArgus
expressedhisregret.
importanceofhistoricalfactandimpairthepublicconcernsoftelevision.
ManyculturalassetsaredisplayedatJeongajang,acurioshoplocatedatJongro-
Exact number of lost cultural assets in
Acommonthreadofthethreedramasisamodelbasedonancienthistory.However,
guandburglaryproofcamera(right).
lastthreeyears
Couple of solutions people and nation
this recognition can foster a sight of false nationalism. The recognition of the Korean
Because of long-term stagnancy of
couldthink
racecanstimulatepatriotismandaffectionforcommunityandofferacombativespirit
business activities, and of some programs
without any burglaryproof system, such as
Moveable Cultural Heritage Division says
Reformationoflegalprocedureisthemost
and an exclusive attitude for others called nationalism. These dramas offer simplified
which introduce and apprise cultural assets,
camera,alarmandsoon.Also,accordingto
thatitisverydifficulttoexpandandimprove
considerable. The term of the statutes of
information about rather sophisticated and realistic problems like China¡¯s Northeast
the amount and number of burglaries
the picture of Gimguemjeongsukjae, the
thefacilitiesinlimitedbudget.Forthesame
limitation of unregistered cultural assets is
Asian Project. In drama, they showed only hero in history rather than historical fact.
increase. At 2003, only 10 cases of
conditionoftheboardwasnotgood.Colors
reason, many cultural assets which are
very short compare to that of registered
Mass media like TV has a huge power which can spread all over the country. A
burglariesofculturalassetshappened.Butas
were faded and shapes were destroyed at
valuable remains were unregistered cultural
cultural assets. The percentage of registered
historicalfactrathertobeinclinedtoshowimagesofhistoricalepicsofheroesorlove
36 cases at 2004, 56 cases at 2005 and 43
places.
assets.
and unregistered assets is 13% and 87%
affairs,addingsuchfictionscangivedistortedideastoaudiences.
casestillOctoberofthisyearthenumberhas
ButBaekKwang-jaewhowasthecurrent
each.Substantialdisposalssuchasextension
Audiencescanfeelafeelinglikesadness,gladness,strongimpressionandbitterness
increased more than 3 times compare to
manager of the hanging board said that the
Problemswhichfollow
ofthetermandintensificationofownership
accordingtotheauthor¡¯screation.Moreover,whichhistoricfactsarechosenandhow
2003. The amount is incredible. Compared
government was so indifferent about such
Then, where are these kinds of stolen
areneeded.
they are reorganized with fiction by the director can have a significant effect on the
tounder1,000itemsofburglariesperyearat
things.¡°Idonatedmanyculturalassetssuch
culturalassetsandpropertiesgoing?Asthere
Also, there are some examples of foreign
historical consciousness of the public. When historical facts are conveyed through
2003, over 4,000 items are stolen this year
aspottery,booksandsoonwhicharesome
is statute of limitations at some crimes,
country.InthecaseofChina,thisMay,the
drama,itcouldalsoinfluencethelevelofpublicawareness.Ifwetakeintoconsideration
till current. Especially, in some cases of
inheritancesofmyancestor.Butthehanging
burglaries of cultural assets have statute of
government registered 518 cases of
that people usually believe the historical backgrounds, dialogues and anecdotes as a
books,thenumberofitemswhicharestolen
board Gimgeumjeongsukjae was an
limitations as well. About some cultural
intangible cultural assets and added 1,081
factionoftruth,thedirector¡¯schoicecanhaveside-effects.
reaches500to1,000atonce.
unmovablethingsoIowneditmyself.¡±
assets which have passed the statute of
cultural places under the protective rule of
ThethreedramasoftheancientKoreanstate,Goguryeo,maynarrowthepossibilities
OnOctober15atJoengajang,acurioshop
limitations already, the legal force is
national civilization. This kind of policy
ofsolvingdifferentviewsonhistoricalfacts,astheimpressionofnationalismmaylimit
Whydoesithappenssoovertly?
located at Jongro-gu, a person came to ask
inapplicable.TheheadchiefofJoeongajang
would help the government to manage
thesomewhatsophisticatedproblemsbetweenKoreaandChina¡¯sconflictsaboutancient
Gimguemjeongsukjae,ahangingboardof
judgmentofhiscurio.Whentheheadchief
Kim said, ¡°Once it passes its statute of
cultural assets smoothly and people to feel
history.Thesedramacancallaudience¡¯sattentiontohistorybecauseTVdramascome
Hakindang,whichislocatedinJeonju,Jeolla
Kim Chang-wan came inside the shop, the
limitations, there is no method to stop the
protectedpsychologically.
closetothem.However,itwouldbenotareasonablewaytotakehistoricalfactstogive
Province, was stolen last October. It, as an
gueststoleanoldlandscapepaintingofKim
distribution.¡± As he says, there are no one
Ultimately, who should take care of
only a new type of joy, and impressions, reflecting the director¡¯s specific view on
unregistered cultural asset, had been
Hong-do. After that robbery happened, the
whosellsbutonlybuyers.
cultural things are not others, but us. When
history.Historicaldramaalsohastheethicalrolenotonshowingsupremacy,bellicosity
managed since the era of Emperor Gojong,
headchiefKimsetupburglarproofcamera.
Somesellersseparatesomebooksintotwo
thegovernmenttriestoimprovethecultural
andaswellingofterritorybutpacifismandhumanism.Whenamessageoranideology
Joseon Dynasty. But the owner does not
Actually, less then 10 percent of all the
orthreepartstomakemoreprofit.Toomuch
level,itisnouseunlesspeopletrytogetthe
inthehistoricaldramasshowsamoreuniversalorhumaneone,itcanbestoodbyitself.
know the exact day that it was stolen. The
culturalplacesortempleshaveburglarproof
demandbutlesssupplycausesuchsituation.
advantages. That is, to coexist in a nation
Itisthereasonwhyhistoricaldramashavetoexist.
hanging board was hanged on outside
system. Kang Shin-tae who belongs to
Such act destroys cultural assets and the
which makes the right way about cultural
bellina_cha@hufs.ac.kr
Delicatetouchofbitterandsweet
Phenylethylamine, the one of the
SongDan-ah/TheArgus
constituents of chocolate, improves
BySongDan-ah
concentration by making you feel relaxed.
ReporterofCultureSection
In addition, it also controls premenstrual
syndrome. Before menstrual periods, there
H
ave you ever seen the movie called
may be many induced syndromes because
¡°Chocolate¡± and ¡°Charlie and the
of the lack of magnesium. However,
Chocolate Factory¡±? Chocolate plays an
chocolate takes care of the lacking
important role in these movies; it gives
magnesium, thus solving the problem.
people love, passion and hope - chocolate
Also, it inspires vitality, gives moisture to
has a very surprising effect. Surprisingly,
the skin by reviving the cell composing
there is a person who makes art works
your skin. For this reason, aesthetic
using chocolate. Let¡¯s take a bitter sweet
functionsofchocolatedrawattention.
Lastsceneofstation
meeting with the only chocolate artist in
¡ãOneofchocolatierKim¡¯swork
Korea,KimSeong-mi.
¢¸ChocolatierKimSeong-mimakes
R:Whatisyourgoalasachocolatier?
aclockbychocolate.
Kim: There isn¡¯t any unique idea about
Reporter: What is ¡°Chocolatier¡± ?
chocolate in our country. We only give
SongDan-ah/TheArgus
Couldyoutellusaboutthisjob?
chocolates as flashy presents only on
beenshowninmanymoviesanddramas.
Kim Seong-mi: Chocolatier is a name
specialoccasionssuchasValentine¡¯sDay.
BySongDan-ah
Starting from 2010, the function of the
for ¡°chocolate artist,¡± or in other words, a
ate the chocolate the boy gave me, I
Wearenotusedtocasuallyenjoyinghand-
ReporterofCultureSection
HwarangdaeStationistobegreatlyreduced.
¡°chocolate craftsman.¡± Chocolatier is a
chocolates, such as Belgium, Switzerland
realized that sincerity and stories can be
made chocolates in daily lives. I think we
SincetherouteoftheGyeong-Chunlinehas
personwhoworkswithchocolatetocreate
andFranceetc.AfterreturningtoKorea,I
mixedintohandmadechocolates.
lack of information on chocolates, and
E
venthoughtimegoesby,aspeoplesay
been changed slightly, passengers do not
their very own recipe, by creating the
studiedaboutchocolate.However,byonly
somehowIalsothinkthere¡¯ssomekindof
hello and goodbye, the meaning of the
departforthisstationanymore.Hwarangdae
special method of blending or adding of
stayinginKorea,therewasalimit.Forthat
R: How many kinds of works are
a misunderstanding towards chocolate.
existence of train stations seems not to be
Station is only preserved now as a cultural
othermaterials,sothattheycanevenmake
reason,IleftforLondon,England,in1999,
there? Do you have any difficulties in
FirstthingIhavetodois,toacknowledge
discolored.Nevertheless,underthenameof
asset,asithasbeenduringthepast70years.
artworksoutofthem.
toseriouslystudyaboutchocolate.
makingthose?
people of the high quality chocolates. I
the reformation and reconstruction by the
Hwarangdae Station is located next to the
Beingatechnicalexpertisn¡¯talltobeing
Kim:Ihavemadeabout100artworks.
think chocolate is an edible jewel. It is
government, old yet beautiful train stations
KoreaMilitaryAcademy.Insidethestation,
a Chocolatier. They design all the
R: How was studying abroad in
Thetimeneededforeachworksvaries.
higher-mostlevelofthedessertculturemay
are gradually disappearing. Hwarangdae
therearelovelytables,chairs,picturesofthe
proceduresrelatedtoservingthechocolate,
London?
Some can be made in a day, but the
be that of chocolate. Nowadays, as people
Station will not be in service anymore
scenery of the station and traditional masks
suchasthedrinksthatmightenlightenthe
Kim: I studied the required courses of
others may take a month or so. Using
are concerned about well-being, people
starting from 2010. Let¡¯s visit Hwarangdae
hung up on the wall. The masks give the
chocolate¡¯sflavor,aswellasthefoodthat
baking bread, cake, dessert and chocolate
chocolate,Imaketowers,clocks,treesand
who want handmade chocolate are
Stationandalsotakeatriptothe¡°Streetyou
image of common people of Korean
maygowiththechocolate,andlastbutnot
forninemonthatLeCordonBleu.Ilived
bears.Ithinkeverything¡¯spossibletomake
gradually increasing. I would like to
wanttowalk.¡±
traditionalsociety.
least, the gift-wrapping. After going
withchocolatefrom8a.m.everymorning
when you use chocolate. However, there
continuously change the reputation of
Hwarangdae Station of the Gyeong-Chun
Itisnicetotakeawalkonthe¡°Streetyou
through all those procedures, finally, the
to11p.m..Tolearnasmuchaspossible,I
isn¡¯t much that you can express by
chocolateinpeople¡¯sminds.
lineislocatedinNowon-gu,Seoul.Thehigh
want to walk¡± if you feel something¡¯s just
chocolateisreadytobeshownandserved,
helpedafterschoolworksofteachers.Even
chocolate. That¡¯s because, not all sorts of
gablesandthecanopystylefrontentranceis
not enough by only looking around the
showingoffitsownbeautytothepublic.
several hours of sleep were thought to be
shapesgowithchocolate.Also,thereoften
R:Finally,Doyouhaveanyadviceto
themostnotablecharacteristicofthisstation.
HwarangdaeStation.Itislocatednearbythe
wasteful in those days. It was really
are materials that just don¡¯t go with
givetoHUFSan?
Canopystyleisthatwhichhasaprotruding
station.
R: Why did you choose this job? Is
difficult,Iwasneverbored.Theonlything
chocolate. In addition, chocolate is very
Kim: In fact, during my high school
figure like a tent. Because of the historical
It¡¯s about 3km¡¯s walk through the trees
there any specific reason which led you
that mattered was the fact that I left my
fragile and also it is difficult to move it
days, I really wanted to go to Hankuk
andarchitecturalvalue,HwarangdaeStation
along both sides of the street. You can
tobeaChocolatier?
family in Korea. I wanted to see my
around.EvenifIwanttomakeabigone,
University of Foreign Studies. I think that
is one of the 12 short-stopping stations
becomesentimentalandfeelasifyouwere
Kim: Actually, I majored in sociology.
husband and daughter. I was always
on account of its limits, it is impossible.
HUFS is more familiar to various foreign
whichtheCulturalPropertiesAdministration
at a suburb towards the end of the street,
So,IwenttoJapantostudyabroad.During
worried about them. However, I endured
However, the most difficult thing is the
cultures than other universities. Students
announced last September to become a
becauseitisclosetopaddyfieldsaswellas
that period, I saw the chocolate culture of
the mental anguish and made greater
conception in making the works. This job
should have an extended vision and
designated cultural asset. Hwarangdae
thewidecropfields.Ifyouareluckytobein
Japan. I was deeply impressed by it. I felt
efforts.
needs continuous self-development to
experience many things. In addition,
Stationis,amongthe12stationsdesignated
time, you can see the Gyeong-Chun line
an indescribable sentiment because
increaseone¡¯sartisticsense.
studentsshouldhavetobeprofessionalsof
as to be the cultural asset, the only station
passing by the fields. Also, if you walk for
chocolatewasmadedirectlybyhand,andit
R:Whatdoyouthinkisthecharmof
a certain part. See in a general view, yet
located in Seoul. Hwarangdae Station was
about 15 minutes through the ¡°Street you
wassold.Allthosewonderfulvariouskinds
chocolate?
R: What is imperial chocolate good
look into it deeply at the same time. Even
built in 1939, as a small wooden building.
want to walk¡± you can visit a royal
of chocolates were sold just about
Kim:Ithinkchocolatecanbedefinedas
for?
now, many yet-to-be-the-first jobs are
Thetraingoesthroughitwhileitheadsfrom
mausoleumofEmpressMun-Jungaswell.
everywhere within easy reach. Japan
¡°deep love.¡± There was a boy from
Kim: Chocolate of good quality is the
buried,suchasthe¡°firstchocolateartist¡±of
Cheonryangri Station to north Chuncheon
HereisaneasywaytogettoHwarangdae
brought the chocolate from Europe and
Belgiumwhocametostudychocolate.One
one that consists of cacao mass and cacao
Korea.IhopeHUFSansfindanotherfirst-
Station.ChuncheonisacityoftheGangwon
Station;takethesubwayandgetontheline
then creating its own culture of chocolate.
dayhegavemeachocolatepresentwhich
butter. The flavor of the chocolate is
everjobofKorea,liketheChocolatier.
province.Nowadays,itisapreciousmemory
number 6. Stop at the Hwarangdae Station
AsI¡¯veseenthis,Icametothinkofsettling
was carefully put in a very special box. I
decided according to cacao contents. It
for students and people who have gone to
andcomeouttoexitnumber4.Ifyouwalk
thiskindofculturealsoinKorea,someday
waspuzzled,thinkingwhywouldheputa
becomesadarkchocolateifthere¡¯salotof
membership trainings and traveled
for about 10 minutes, you can come to
in the future. So, after that, from the
meaning into this little chocolate? In my
cacao content. Moreover, chocolate which
dana26@hufs.ac.kr
throughout
Chuncheon,
Gapyeon,
HwarangdaeStation.
memoryoftheJapanesechocolateculture,
point of view, chocolate is the best thing
consists of pure cacao mass and cacao
Chungpyung, Gangchon and Daesungri.
I went to travel in countries famous for
thatcanexpressthesweetnessoflove.AsI
butter is good for our health.
Becauseofitsbeautifulgrandscenery,ithas
dana26@hufs.ac.kr

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