英文摘要 |
After the fall of the Ming Court in 1644, Choson, Japan, and Ryukyu all faced the question of how to deal with the ensuing decline of the traditional East Asian inter-state order. The Choson Dynasty embraced Chinese culture so deeply that they regarded themselves to be a “Little China” (Xiao Zhonghua). The Ming-Qing transition not only broke the cultural connections between Choson Korea and China, but also led to a shift in Choson identity. During the early Qing period, remembrance of the Ming was a popular phenomenon in Choson Korea. This paper attempts to investigate how the Choson made use of various methods to remember the Ming, include maintaining reign titles, establishing memorial spaces, costumes and accessories. Until the 18th century, even when most Ming loyalists already considered the Qing emperor to be the legitimate ruler of China, Choson Korea still insisted on their allegiance to the Ming. This paper focuses specifically on the travels in China of renowned Chosen literati Hong Dae-yong (洪大容). Hong is well-known for his extensive and sincere exchanges with Chinese scholars, which stirred discussion about China among the Choson literati. This represents the first instance of Choson elites debating whether to maintain a Ming cultural identity (思明) or to reject it. We will examine these debates to study how the Choson literati posed questions to Hong Dae-yong and generated a new discourse for a new political era. According to the investigations of this paper, Hong Dae-yong not only provided new intellectual resources for philosophy and science, but also set the cornerstone for a new huayi (華夷) concept, which involved redefining the relationship between Chinese and non-Chinese. |