Goguryo was an ethnic minority state on the edge of ancient China, the Chinese press asserted in its reports last week of the registration of Goguryo historic sites on the World Heritage List.
Government-owned media such as Peoples Daily and Xinhua News Agency made statements to that effect in reports that UNESCOs World Heritage Committee (WHC) had added Goguryo sites from both China and North Korea to the annual list released Thursday.
Goguryo was an ethnic minority government in the northeastern province during the Han and Tang dynasties. It was founded by Jumong from Buyeo 37 years before the birth of Christ, reported Peoples Daily.
Xinhua News Agency said, Goguryo was a subordinate state that fell under the jurisdiction of the Chinese dynasties, and was under the great influence of Chinas politics, culture and other areas.
Despite the uniqueness of Goguryos culture, the Chinese press claimed Goguryos strong mountain fortresses, magnificent royal tombs and brilliant tomb murals as major parts of Chinese culture.
Most of the Chinese media left the news of WHC list unreported, or it was reported as a tidbit.