On August 8, 2008, the world's major countries and people all over the world set their eyes on Beijing, the capital of our country, for no reason because this day was the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
On this day, foreigners not only saw the performance of traditional Chinese musical instruments, but also saw footprints made up of fireworks that made up of footprints step by step towards the Bird's Nest. Speaking of the opening ceremony, the most popular among foreigners is undoubtedly the fireworks display. Foreign countries even refer to fireworks as "Chinese magic".
As a traditional entertainment art in China, fireworks have been performed by many artists in ancient China. Among the traditions of our country, we also have a tradition of using fireworks to drive away New Year beasts, and this tradition has been preserved to this day. It can be said that fireworks not only condense the wisdom of our working people, but also an emotional symbol of our country.
However, it is such a traditional Chinese art that there is a country that has always wanted to learn, and their people have shamelessly suggested that their ** declare fireworks to the United Nations to become their legacy.
This country is none other than South Korea, which is located on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea's attitude towards our country has always been very hostile and very complicated. First of all, China and South Korea have a long historical relationship, and even in ancient China, South Korea was a vassal state of our country, so in some cultures, South Korea and China are connected, which is also one of the proofs that South Korea learns from our country.
However, due to the impact of World War II and the Korean War in modern times, South Korea is a loyal ally of the United States and a bridgehead for the United States against China. South Korea has always adopted a hostile and suppressive attitude towards our country in the fields of science and technology, military, and politics.
In terms of culture, South Korea has always wanted to take our country's culture as its own, not only claiming on the Internet that eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is a Korean tradition, but also promoting on the Internet that the "Holy Teacher" Confucius and the "Poet Immortal" Li Bai are also historical figures in South Korea. And to present themselves as a victim, to carry out extensive publicity. These outrageous acts naturally aroused ridicule and anger among our people. The angry people of our country say that South Korea has no culture of its own, only a stolen culture.
And fireworks are an extremely splendid art, and the extremely beautiful cultural heritage has naturally attracted the peep of South Korea, and the Korean people even suggested that South Korea ** apply for fireworks as their own cultural heritage.
So can South Korea's act succeed?Has fireworks, China's cultural heritage and art, been stolen by South Korea?Undoubtedly, the answer is no. First of all, because in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, all countries and organizations around the world saw this beautiful art in our country. Therefore, such a fact is not something that can be changed by the propaganda of some of the shameless people of South Korea, and all countries and organizations in the world also know from the Beijing Olympics that fireworks are the traditional art of our country, and UNESCO is no exception.
Secondly, it is because of the uniqueness of fireworks. Fireworks, a splendid and beautiful cultural heritage and cultural art, have a very simple way to prove that they belong to nature. If South Korea wants to prove that fireworks are its own culture, it can perform on a world-class stage, and it is completely possible to carry out a world-class fireworks show in South Korea. However, until now, there has never been a world-class fireworks display in South Korea.
This is naturally related to our policy. As an inseparable part of traditional Chinese culture, it is rich in the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese working people. China has always been blockaded on fireworks technology.
In the 2012 London Olympic Games, Britain wanted to learn China's fireworks technology was also ruthlessly rejected by China, and finally after negotiation in China's fireworks manufacturing factory - Liuyang obtained a batch of fireworks. And for countries that wanted to learn the technology of fireworks in our country, whether it was the United Kingdom from Europe, France or Japan from Asia, they were rejected.
Fireworks are a part of China's history and culture, and a part of China's history, not just a country that can take it away by talking all the time. In addition to the strict restrictions on fireworks technology, Japan has also submitted an application to UNESCO, which also legally eliminates South Korea's ambitions.