The British Museum celebrated the "Korea's lunar calendar in the Korean lunar calendar before the official account."New Year" was approved by the Chinese Internet people's "museums do not understand history", which caused controversy.The British Museum then deleted the aforementioned post.
Comprehensive Observer.com and Global Network reported that the British Museum said a event organized by the South Korean Tourism Administration. On the 12th of this monthThe magical performance of the orchestra in the British performance) to celebrate the New Year of South Korea. The performance is inspired by the important five -way color (white, black, blue, yellow, red color matching schemes) in Korean culture, and combines contemporary and traditional traditionsMusic. "The event was held in the afternoon of the 20th local time in the British Museum.
This Twitter also linked an article published by the official website of the British Museum entitled "Celebrate the New Year of Korea".
South Korea's East Asia Daily introduced that the event was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Tourism of Korea in order to promote the traditional South Korean performance held in the Great British Museum on the 20th.
The Great British Museum called the "Korean Spring Festival" in the article, which triggered a bombardment of Chinese netizens. Many netizens left a message under the Twitter.Some netizens reminded, "It is called the Spring Festival in China. According to history, the festival originated in China. What is the Korean Spring Festival?"
Many netizens questioned: "I see you are not the British Museum, but it is"Korean Museum", "Korean Spring Festival? I can't believe you are a museum that tells history."
Some netizens have left a message: "The museum is to teach everyone, not to mislead everyone, and tell the Chinese New Year of the Chinese New Year as the Spring Festival.I feel ashamed for you. "
The British Museum subsequently deleted the original post and promotional articles on the official website.
