'Clothes key for research on int'l relations'
Choi Yeon-woo, a professor at the Korean Traditional Clothes Department at Dankook University, shows off a silk shroud at the Sangmyung Art Gallery in Daehangno, downtown Seoul, Friday. / Courtesy of Dankook UniversityBy Lee Min-hyungChoi Yeon-woo, 46, calls for more attention to traditional clothing as a major tool for research into the historical relations between Asian countries.“Traditional clothing is not about what people wore, but an object for more thorough research to analyze the political and historical relations of neighboring countries,” said Choi, a professor at the Korean Traditional Clothes department at Dankook University, in an interview, Friday.She said some experts have approached the matter from this perspective, as Korea has long-term close relations with China and Japan. But they have yet to reach satisfactory results, which is why she is pushing for a leap forward in the area.She said she became interested in traditional clothing at an early age, as her hometown has a strong tradition of weaving ramie cloth.“My hometown, Hansan in South C
Feb 29, 2016
