Zizhi Tongjian

Why did they publicly apologize? The incident started with the "Old Xian" event: Old Xian's Ming Dynasty-style hanfu was accused by Koreans of copying Korean traditional clothing (hanbok). Later, some even claimed that hanfu originated from hanbok. The Chinese Academy of History even published an article refuting this ridiculous claim. The real trigger was when, during the online dispute between Chinese and Korean netizens over "hanfu vs. hanbok," the game "Shining Nikki" released a card featuring a costume similar to Ming Dynasty-style hanfu but paired it with Korean elements. This was used as evidence that hanfu originated from hanbok, leading to players angrily accusing the game of "licking Korea." Korean netizens claimed that Chinese hanfu was derived from Korean hanbok, causing intense arguments between Chinese and Korean netizens. At this critical moment, "Shining Nikki," as a domestic Chinese game, launched a new outfit full of hanfu elements but labeled it as hanbok. Korean netizens then used this incident to attack Chinese netizens, leading to the situation you see now. Then, Koreans distorted history, using isolated evidence from the Qing Dynasty's continuation of the Zizhi Tongjian and the popularity of square-collar half-sleeves in Mongol palaces during the Yuan Dynasty to create…