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Korea’s Filial Piety Movements and Dialogue between Korea and China

  • Journal of Korean Hyo Studies
  • 2013, (17), pp.1-19
  • Publisher : The Korean Hyo Studies Association
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities

MoonKi Choi 1

1서원대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

From the long time, there has been lots of academic and cultural communication between Korea and China related with Filial Piety(Hyo in Korean, Ziao in Chinese). The two countries have same origin of Hyo thought historically. The meaning of Hyo has been maintained till now, but the practicing Hyo is challenged by the rapid change of modern society. As the traditional Hyo is weakening, Korea and China are searching for its own resolution. In order to widen mutual understanding and activate communication about Hyo, in this paper 1) I introduce ‘Law on Hyo Encouragement and Support’ as a representative case of the current Korean Hyo movement, and 2) I draw so called ‘Korean Hyo complex system model’. As common themes for communication between both countries, I propose 3) the harmonization between traditional Hyo and modern Hyo, and 4) the study on Hyo obligation and Hyo education. Korean moral education is the best in the world, and China has the most abundant materials related with Hyo. If both countries unify and use these advantages through active communication, the synergetic effect can be created in maximum. In this respect, I suggest to organize so called ‘Korean-Chinese society for filial piety research’, and make an opportunity for academic and cultural communication regularly for long.

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