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A Study on the Perception of “The Republic of China and Confucianism” among Modern Korean and Chinese Literati Based on Their Conversation by Writing - Focusing on Seocheon JoJeonggyu’s Conversation through Writing Brush with Yi Yukyo (與李毓如筆談) -

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2021, (83), pp.177-205
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.083.06
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : October 6, 2021
  • Accepted : October 26, 2021
  • Published : November 30, 2021

Han, GilRo 1

1길림대학교

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ABSTRACT

After the Gapsin Coup (1884), the memorial service held at Taebodan (大 報壇, Altar of Great Gratitude), a symbol of ‘Sinocentrism’ in the Joseon dynasty, was abolished. and in 1910, the Korean Empire was colonized by Japan. Since then, an increasing number of Confucian intellectuals migrated to China, which was an utopia and the center of civilization for them. Seocheon Jo Jeonggyu (西川 趙貞奎), a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Yeongnam region, considered moving to the West-Gando area of China to avoid unprecedented turbulence and inherit his beliefs. Having arrived at Beijing via West-Gando, he met Yi Jongye (李鍾豫), a Han Chinese (漢族) literary figure, and exchanged ‘conversation in writing’ on the topic of the future of Confucianism and the Republic of China, but differed in their perspectives. Jo Junggyu was in a position that these should be inherited until the end, and Yi Jongye argued that they were already the relics of the past. Yi Jongye opposed Jo Junggyu’s claim for the return of the Ming Dynasty, the ‘Han Chinese, Confucianism, and the old system. Jo Junggyu was a little disappointed, but he did not give up his argument. This paper will examine the differences in opinions along with the exchanges between modern Korean and Chinese intellectuals. In particular, the complex emotions and perceptions of reality of Korean Confucian intellectuals who traveled to modern China will be discussed.

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