Song Duk-ki
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Song Duk-ki (1893–1987) was a taekkyeon master who was critically responsible for preserving the art, and thus designated by the South Korean government as a national treasure
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National treasure
The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of Romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology which supports the nation as the fundamental unit of human social life, which includes shared...
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