The Forerunner of Establishing Diplomatic Relations, Delayed Attention, and Immortal Significance: A Review of the Korean KBS River Planning Documentary“ Chinese Mainland”

The Forerunner of Establishing Diplomatic Relations, Delayed Attention, and Immortal Significance: A Review of the Korean KBS River Planning Documentary“ Chinese Mainland”

【背景】韩国KBS 大河策划纪录片《中国大陆》作为目前所见韩国第一部在中国大陆实地拍摄的中国大陆题材纪录片，保存了80 年代中国大量珍贵的影像资料，为推动中韩建交做出了增进韩国人民了解中国大陆的积极贡献，堪称是起到了中韩建交先行者的先导作用，意义重大，极为难得，足以不朽。然而遗憾的是，该纪录片至今都未能受到中韩两国学界的关注和研究，在民间和社会上也没有多少知名度和影响力可言，与其所拥有的地位与意义极不相称。 【目的】本文写作的初衷和动机就是为了抛砖引玉，希冀能引起中韩两国学界对于该重要纪录片的关注和重视，并谨以此文献礼中韩建交30 周年。 【方法】本文采用文史互证的研究方法，对于该意义重大的纪录片独一无二的地位和意义，以及无法回避的缺陷与遗憾进行探究。 【结果】中国大陆》最直接的意义便是保存了80 年代中国大量珍贵的影像资料，间接意义在于为推动中韩建交做出了增进韩国人民了解中国大陆的积极贡献，堪称是起到了中韩建交先行者的先导作用。然而纪录片《中国大陆》同时也存在着极为明显、无法回避的瑕疵、缺陷。尽管如此，但瑕不掩瑜，并不会影响其作为优秀纪录片的存在。 【结论】笔者将韩国KBS 大河策划纪录片《中国大陆》的意义特征结合本文写作的初衷和动机概括为15 个字，即本文的正标题：建交的先导，迟来的关注，不朽的意义。

[Background] The Korean KBS Dahe planned the documentary “Chinese Mainland”, as the first Korean documentary on the subject of Chinese Mainland shot on the spot in Chinese Mainland, which has preserved a large number of valuable video data of China in the 1980s, and has made a positive contribution to promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea to enhance the Korean people's understanding of the Chinese Mainland. It can be regarded as a leading role in the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea. It is of great significance, extremely rare, and immortal enough. Unfortunately, the documentary has not received much attention and research from the academic circles of China and South Korea, and it has not gained much popularity and influence in the public and society, which is extremely disproportionate to its status and significance. [Objective] This article adopts the research method of mutual verification between literature and history to explore the unique status and significance of this significant documentary, as well as the unavoidable defects and regrets. [Method] The original intention and motivation of writing this article is to draw attention and attention from the academic circles of China and South Korea to this important documentary, and to present this article as a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. [Results] The most direct significance of “Chinese Mainland” is that it has preserved a large number of precious video data of China in the 1980s. The indirect significance is that it has made positive contributions to promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea, and has played a leading role in the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea. However, the documentary Chinese Mainland also has obvious and unavoidable defects. Nevertheless, the flaws do not conceal the merits, and it will not affect its existence as an excellent documentary. [Conclusion] The author summarizes the significance and characteristics of the Korean KBS Dahe planning documentary “Chinese Mainland” in combination with the original intention and motivation of this writing into 15 words, namely, the main title of this article: forerunner of establishing diplomatic relations, late attention, and