In February 2013, South Korea started to prepare for the application of kimchi to be added to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List, and the Korean authorities changed the English name of the cabbage from Chinese Cabbage to Kimchi cabbage. On Nov. 10, South Korean authorities said that at the eighth meeting for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in December 2013, a decision will be made on whether or not kimchi's application for inscription will be approved.

UNESCO warns against false reports in Korea

South Korean media reported that kimchi had been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list before the results of the review were announced, but UNESCO denied it, saying that intangible cultural heritage refers to all kinds of cultural heritage that is based on intangible cultural heritage. Intangible cultural heritage refers to all kinds of traditional cultural manifestations in intangible form that are closely related to people's lives and have been inherited from generation to generation, such as oral traditions, traditional performing arts, folklore activities, and rituals and festivals, etc., whereas kimchi is a specific kind of food, and as of now there is no specific kind of food that has been inscribed on the list of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

UNESCO also said that only the overwintering kimchi culture, not kimchi as a food, was listed as a candidate for inscription, and that kimchi is likely to be exploited by commerce if it is listed as a heritage of mankind, and the world's UNESCO warned the South Korean government that future bids will become more difficult if news about the confirmation of kimchi's inscription continues to be reported in South Korea.

Korean Embassy in China responded to the kimchi name change: not a name change is named

South Korean media said the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries decided to export to mainland China and Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea's kimchi are used in Chinese characters "Xinqi," said, and proposed to register a related trademark. The South Korean Embassy in Beijing staff said that the use of "Sinchi" naming kimchi is mainly to express its uniqueness and inherent, to improve the outside world on the recognition of South Korea's Sinchi. The statement "renamed 'Sinchi'" is not accurate. "It is not that the Chinese name was modified, but Kimchi originally did not have a Chinese name, so the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Center (KAFTC) developed the Chinese name for Kimchi, 'Simchi '"

"Kimchi is a representative traditional food of Korea, and the International Food Standards Committee (CODEX) has set standards for Kimchi and stipulated that the English name for Kimchi is 'Kimchi', whereas, because Kimchi does not have a Chinese name, China has been referring to Kimchi as Kimchi has been referred to as 'Korean kimchi' in China, and Kimchi exported to China has been exported under various names such as 'Korean kimchi', 'cabbage kimchi', and so on. Under such conditions, in order to publicize the uniqueness and inherent nature of Korean Simchi, to unify the names of Simchi exported to Mainland China and Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan, and to increase the outside world's awareness of Korean Simchi, the Korea Agri-Fisheries & Foodstuffs Distribution Corporation (KAFDC) developed the Chinese name of Simchi." On December 5, 2013, the Eighth Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted a resolution on December 5, 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan, officially inscribing the Korean culture of pickled overwintering kimchi on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As a result, Korea*** has 16 intangible cultural heritages of humanity, including the Jongmyo Ritual and Jongmyo Ritual Music, and the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival.

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage said at the meeting that the Korean culture of pickling winter kimchi has been passed down from generation to generation, and that Koreans have been able to develop the spirit of neighborly *** enjoyment, and that this culture has strengthened the sense of bonding, identity, and belonging among Koreans. The inscription of the culture of winterizing kimchi on the intangible cultural heritage list will lead to more active dialog between groups with similar eating habits at home and abroad.

Seoul hosts Great Korean Kimchi Cultural Festival

Actors perform a court-era offering of Korean kimchi to the emperor at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 5th. On that day, the Korean kimchi "heritage" success. The South Korean government in Seoul Gyeongbokgung Palace held a large Korean kimchi culture festival, set up a number of publicity around the characteristics of kimchi booths, and carry out the experience of kimchi pickling activities to domestic and foreign tourists to publicize Korea's kimchi culture, for the inclusion of Korean kimchi in the list of "intangible cultural heritage of mankind" to create momentum. In December 2012, Korea submitted an application for kimchi to be recognized as a World Heritage Site. In order to distinguish Korean kimchi from Chinese and Japanese kimchi, in November 2013, the South Korean authorities racked their brains to change the Chinese name of Korean kimchi to "Xinqi", trying to set off the identity of the "world cultural heritage" to take the high-grade route.

But the Korean kimchi renamed "Sinchi" has been half a year, the popularity of the effect in China is not ideal, so on May 14, the Korean National Institute of Languages latest release of about 200 kinds of Korean food in Chinese, English and Japanese translations, "kimchi" is also called "kimchi". The new Chinese, English and Japanese translations of some 200 Korean dishes released by the Korean National Institute of Languages on May 14, "kimchi" is still called "kimchi", not "hinchi" anymore.