Not much, ancient Chinese culture has a great influence on South Korea.
The mainstream of Korean culture has many similarities and correlations with the Chinese Chu culture.
In South Korea, in addition to Jiangling, there are also place names that are the same as those of Chu State, such as Danyang, Xiangyang, Hanyang (today's Seoul), Hanjiang, etc. Check the historical materials of Korean place names. These place names were set up 600 years ago. for many years. On the surface, there seems to be no connection between the place names in Korea and the place names in the Chu Kingdom that existed more than 2,000 years ago. However, I read Mr. Shi Quan’s recently published book "A New Exploration of Ancient Jingchu Geography·Sequel" and was very impressed by it. Inspiration, thinking there is a connection between them. According to research by Shi Quan, Jiangling, the ancient capital of Chu State, was not located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, but in Yicheng, Hubei Province, in the middle reaches of the Han River. According to the new theory, the Chu people were located in Danyang, a tributary of the Danjiang River in the upper reaches of the Han River, in the early days of the Chu people's founding. In the mature stage of development, the political and cultural center was in Jiangling (Yicheng) and Xiangyang in the middle reaches of the Han River. In addition, the source of the Han River in China is at the foot of Taibai Mountain in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi Province, and its end is in Hanyang downstream. Compare the distribution of several place names in South Korea: Danyang belongs to North Chungcheong Province and is in the upper reaches of the Han River, Hanyang is in the lower reaches of the Han River, Gangneung and Yangyang, which belong to Gangwon Province, are both not far from the upper reaches of the Han River, and Dongjeong Lake is also in Gangwon Province. The most interesting thing is that the Han River in South Korea originates from the foot of Taebaek Mountain at the junction of Gangwon Province and North Gyeongsang Province. The distribution of place names in South Korea is almost the same as the distribution of place names in Chu State in ancient China.
Not only are the place names similar, I think there are also strong traces of Chu culture in Korea’s founding myths.
The Dangun myth is the founding myth of Korea and is recorded in many ancient books in China and Korea. The content is as follows: In ancient times, the god Huan knew that his concubine Huan Xiong wanted to descend to earth, so he "looked down at Sanwei and Taibai" and gave Huan Xiong three "Tianfu Seals" as signs of the gods in the sky. Huan Xiong led three thousand people to descend to the sacred sandalwood tree on the top of Taibaek Mountain and established the "Shen City". He ordered "Feng Bo", "Rain Master", "Yun Master" and others to take charge of 360 major events in the world. . At that time, there was a bear and a tiger living together in a cave. They asked King Hwanung to turn them into humans. The king gave them a stick of moxa and twenty pieces of garlic, and told them to hide after eating the moxa and garlic for a hundred days. No sunlight can be seen inside. The bear obeyed and only squatted for twenty-one days before turning into a woman ahead of schedule; the tiger did not obey and therefore failed to become a human. King Hwanung married the bear girl and gave birth to Tangun, who was the founding monarch of ancient Korea.
Scholars believe that the so-called bear and tiger in the mythical story are in a cave, which reflects the relationship between clans with bears and tigers as their totems. In the early days, the Chu people were a tribe that worshiped bears as their totem. The Chu people's surname was Mi, and most of them were from the business family Xiong. After Wan Xiong, more than 30 monarchs in the past dynasties had Xiong as their surname. Most of their earliest settlements were named after bears, such as "Youxiong", "Xiong Mountain", "Xiong Xiong" "wait.
As for the "Three Risks" and "Taebaek", Korean scholars mostly believe that "Taebaek" refers to Miaoxiang Mountain in Ping'an Road, North Korea, and "Three Risks" refers to the Sanwei Mountain near Dunhuang, China. Chinese scholars have different opinions on the ancient three dangers. I agree with the statement that the ancient three dangers were at the junction of Sichuan and Gansu, the Minjiang River and the Minshan area. I believe that the "three dangers" in Tangun's myth refer to the ancient Chinese three dangers, "Taibai". It should refer to Taebaeksan Mountain at the junction of Gangwon-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea. In Chinese historical records, the most recorded record of the Sanwei is that Yao and Shun exiled a branch of the Sanmiao to the Sanwei in more than 2000 BC. The hinterland of Jingchu once belonged to the Sanwei area in ancient times. The origin of the Chu and Miao origins has been studied in the history of Chu State. recognized by scholars. Chi You, the tribal chief of Sanmiao, once went north to the Central Plains to compete with the Yellow Emperor. The Miao people all over China regard Chi You as their ancestor, and the Miao ancestor Chi You has a close relationship with "Feng Bo" and "Rain Master". Qu Yuan, the great poet of Chu State, also mentioned "Uncle Feng", "Master of Rain", and "Gong of Thunder" (also known as "Yun Zhongjun", or "Master Yun") in "Chu Ci·Yuan Yu". The "Wind Master", "Rain Master" and "Thunder Master" (Cloud Master) in Chu Ci are the same as the "Wind Master", "Rain Master" and "Cloud Master" in Tangun's myth. They are all objects that the gods can control. .
In the myth of Tangun, the god granted Hwanung three "celestial seals". Scholars in China and South Korea believe that these "celestial seals" are magical tools used by wizards. The shamanic customs in Gangwon Province, South Korea are the most preserved and complete in South Korea. The shamanistic rituals hosted by shamans are one of the important contents of the "Dragon Boat Festival". Gangwon-do has a special geographical location. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. The Taebaek Mountains run through the entire road from north to south, forming a closed circle that isolates it from the outside world. Many ancient customs have been completely preserved. . Witchcraft was once popular in ancient China, especially among the Chu Miao people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There are still many shamans in Miao areas.
In mythology, Huanxiong, the son of the god, gave bears and tigers "a stick of moxa and twenty pieces of garlic" to transform them into human forms. This is also reflected in Chu customs. Hanging mugwort and garlic heads during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits and fatigue is a custom in Chu State that still exists today.
Discuss the relationship between Chuluo and Lu and Han Xinluo and Chenhan. In the 8th century BC, there were two small Miaoman kingdoms, Luo and Lu, in the hinterland of Jingchu in the middle reaches of the Han River. The Luo Kingdom is located in the southwest of Xiangyang. According to Du Yu's note in "Zuo Zhuan": "Luo, the country's surname is Xiong." King Wu of Chu annexed the Luo Kingdom, and his descendants changed their surname from Xiong to Luo. After Luo was destroyed by Chu, the king of Chu moved Luo to Zhijiang and became a vassal state of Chu. Later, the Chu army expanded to the south of the Yangtze River and moved the Luo survivors to Changsha south of Dongting. The geographical location of Lu State (also known as Lu Rong) is in the west of today's Xiangyang County, Hubei Province. Lu Rong belongs to the Rong tribe surnamed Jiang of Emperor Yan. It originated from the upper reaches of Lu River, hence its name.
The Jiang surname belongs to the ancient Qiang people, also known as Min Qiang and Qiang Rong. Scholars have verified that the Lu River is now the Minjiang River in Sichuan. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Minqiang people lived in the area north of Minshan Mountain, the source of the Minjiang River, Hanshui River, and Jialing River. This area was also the place where the three ancient dangers were. After the branch of Sanmiao was moved to Sanwei, part of it was integrated into Xirong, and some continued to exist as Miao and Youmiao. The Miao family appeared between the Min River and the Jialing River from the 11th to the 8th century BC. They migrated southward along the Han River not far from the Jialing River, reached the middle reaches of the Han River, and established the Lu State. These Miao people who moved back to their hometown from Sanwei after more than a thousand years have been deeply integrated into many customs of Xirong people and Qiang people. They respect tigers just like the Yi, Bai and Tujia people.