Gajnullina Lyajlya Ajdarovna – Senior lecturer at the Department of Altaic Studies and Sinology

Abstract

This article deals with the study of the cultural influence of Chinese civilization on the cultural developments in the Korean Peninsula in antiquity. Chinese civilization, which originated long before the cultures of neighbouring countries, considerably influenced the formation of the political and social systems and also culture, life, beliefs and everyday life in the countries adjacent to China. Although this topic has received attention several times, however, the specific research interest of the authors is to focus on the influence of Chinese culture on the bronze foundry production of Ancient Korea. In particular, this is the production of funeral bronze mirrors, which were originally used by both the Chinese and ancient Koreans for religious and cult purposes. The authors have traced the direct influence of the Chinese bronze casting technique on the development of bronze casting art in the ancient Korean proto-states. This indicates an obvious cultural influence of the neighbouring civilization. The authors used items from the museums of the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan.