0:19 Baekje Taesus (provincial governors) appear South of Yoseo regions too, which means Baekje ruled China's eastern costal regions.
0:43 From the Ancient times, today's Eastern China was Dongyi territory and even before the foundation of Dangun Joseon, Eastern China was closely related with us Koreans, which meant that we had a very solid foundation to expand our territory to Eastern China.
When Baekje took Eastern China, it was very tumultuous time in the history of the continent. In the lands so many different dynasties rose and fell, and the land got attacked a lot by so many northern peoples and the northern conquerors repeated to build new dynasties and fall in the modern Chinese land. Baekje took advantage of the chaotic situation of the land.
1:31 Where is 'Jinpyung' that was ruled by Baekje Taesu?
Interview with an Ethnic Korean professor, Whang Hee-Bock,
Central Ethnic University of China
: The first record that Baekje ruled "Jinpyung province" appears in [History of Song]. According to historical records 'Jinpyung' is modern Guǎngxī province of China. The exact location of Jinpyung is north-eastward from Namryung (Capital of Guongxi province)
3:22 We could find the word "Baekje Hyang" in the list of names of villages in Guongxi province (authorized document).
In the Baekje region, there is a village called "Baekje Hur", the central area of the region. "Hur" means "a ruin" and literally "Baekje Hur" means "the ruins of Baekje dynasty" .
In modern Han Chinese language, 'Baekje' is pronounced as 'Baijixi' but the native villagers call it 'Dae Baekje or Dae Bakje (Great Baekje).
4:18 In Namryung city, they have a regular bus service connects Baekje Hur to Namryung city.
4:50 The bus is driving to Baekje Hur. We expect we could see remaing a Baekje city or meet descendants of Baekje there.
After 3 hours bus-travel we got to Baekje Hur.
No trace of old Baekje city remains. It is just one of countrysides of modern China
5:50 A dull market and villagers who are so curious bout the strange visitors. Baekje Hur people, they are not Han Chinese nor Southern Asians. They are called "Zhuàngzú". What relationship do they have with Baekje of Korea.
6:40 They were willing to show inside their houses. Their Kitchen looked so familiar for us. Their traditional stove looked totally different from Chinese.
6:52 In the corner of the kitchen, was a millstone they received from their ancestors. The unique design of the millstone was the same one in Korea.
7:06 These Korean millstones have a groove in the lower part of them so that ground grains trickle down into a groove. These are distinctive Baekje millstones.
7:25 It is no accident that traces of Korean cultures are found in southern Asia far far away.
7:32 In another villager's house we could find a Korean pestle with one footboard, distinctive Korean pestle in Jeola province of Korea and Japan . Traditionally Koreans used a two-footboards pestle made of two boughed trunk but only in Jeola province (Baekje territory) of the Korean peninsula and Japanese islands (that was part of Baekje), they used one footboard-pestle.
Baekje Hur people still have Baekje tradition as part of their heritage.
8:35 Who are they?
Interview with a Baekje Hur eldery : "People say we came from Shandong province long long ago but nobody knows when it was. Some people say we came here as merchants and others say we came here because of wars."
In Baekje Hur, traces of Korean traditions are easily found. One of them is a tall old Holy tree at the entrance to a village.
9:52 These holy trees are called differently between two peoples : Tang tree in Korea and Yongsu in Baekje Hur in Goungxi province. But still both peoples worships these trees and believe their own holy trees will grant their wishes.
this video makes a lot sense with the historical evidences.
RiseofBane 1 year ago 11
Amazing trace!!
sangjsim 1 year ago 9