China puts ‘Arirang’ on Chinese heritage list
Foreign affairsJun 23, 2011
"Arirang' is played at the music concert in Yeonpyeong Island. (Yonhap News)The Chinese government is claiming to have developed some of Korea’s cultural heritage.Often causing discord by claiming to be the originators of foreign culture, China this time listed Korean folk song “Arirang” in the third list of their National Intangible Cultural Assets.“Arirang” is a Korean folk song sung by Koreans