[KS] Koguryo inquiry

[Werner Koidl]

Dear Leonid,

in your article, you quoted Perrin (2000) saying: "The latter were sometimes found decorated with colorful wall paintings which are dated between the fourth and the seventh centuries A.D. These burials are found scattered on both sides of the Yalu River in Jian, Jilin province..."

Which Koguryo tombs with wall paintings were found on the left side of the Yalu ? (in the vicinity of Kuknae-song)

Best regards,

Werner Koidl
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Leonid Petrov 
  To: Korean Studies Discussion List 
  Cc: Naomi_Hellmann at brown.edu 
  Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:39 AM
  Subject: Re: [KS] Koguryo inquiry


  Dear Naomi and All,



  Indeed, on 2 July 2004 the DPRK had the Koguryo murals discovered around Pyongyang and Namp'o inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This move is expected to benefit the North Korea in many ways. A country that receives little international attention except for engineered famine and its crying abuse of human rights, its activities in nuclear weapons and missiles development has got a chance to emphasize that Koguryo was part of the history of Korean people. 



  However, the DPRK was not only interested in preserving its cultural heritage. By having Koguryo mural tombs internationally recognized, North Korea also plans to establish its hegemony in the process of national unification and even to secure itself from possible preventive strikes. Even in a case of military dispute, a place once registered as a World Heritage Site is not permitted to be attacked under international law... 



  More on the political economy of the Koguryo issue (as it is seen in contemporary Korea, China, and Japan) see  < http://north-korea.boom.ru/koguryo.htm >



  With very best regards,



  Leonid A. Petrov PhD 

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  On 15/12/06, naomi <lowenmaulchen at hotmail.com> wrote: 
    Dear List Members,



    My dissertation is focused on the political economy of Koguryo and includes the role of China and UNESCO. Any insight on locating North Korean sources of information available in either English or Chinese would be highly appreciated. 



    Thank you,

    Naomi





    Naomi Hellmann

    Development Studies

    Brown University 

    Naomi_Hellmann at brown.edu 

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