Great Wall of China Extending to the Korean Peninsula? ... Distorted Map in Amazon Bestseller Textbook
World History Map Showing Great Wall Extending to Korean Peninsula
Cyber Diplomatic Mission VANK Expresses Concern Over Potential Spread of Misinformation
The Great Wall extending to the Korean Peninsula in the American history textbook 'World History.' Photo by Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] It has been revealed that the Great Wall of China extends all the way to the Korean Peninsula in a world history textbook that is a bestseller on Amazon.
The cyber diplomatic mission VANK announced that it discovered a map in the most popular elementary, middle, and high school history textbook on Amazon, "World History," which expands the range of the Great Wall to the Korean Peninsula.
This textbook is so popular that it ranks second when searching for "world history" on Amazon. It is translated into multiple languages including English and distributed worldwide. It is also easily available in Korean online stores as an educational textbook for youth, sold under the title "Secrets of a World History Genius." This textbook also uses a distorted map of the Great Wall as is.
Park Ki-tae, head of VANK, expressed concern that "the incorrect information that the Great Wall extends to the Korean Peninsula could spread," and stated, "We have sent a letter to the publisher of World History, headquartered in New York, USA, requesting correction of the distortion regarding the range of the Great Wall."
When the Great Wall was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987, it was recorded as stretching from Jiayuguan in Gansu (甘肅) Province to Shanhaiguan in Hebei (河北) Province, with a total length of 6,000 km. However, through the "Northeast Project," which China launched in 2009 and 2012 to claim all history around its national borders as Chinese, the Chinese government announced the length of the Great Wall as 8,851 km and 21,196 km respectively.
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In this case, the Goguryeo mountain fortress "Bakjoseong," which is adjacent to a tributary of the Amnok River, is also included in the Great Wall. China has erased traces of "Bakjoseong" and built "Hushan Mountain City" there, claiming it as part of the Great Wall. Earlier, in March, VANK launched the English website "The Paradox of the Great Wall" to disclose this information. This was to raise awareness of China's distortion of the history of the Great Wall. Through this site, VANK criticized that the length of the Great Wall is increasing every year.
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