This paper purports to study the role of Shijing in the Korea-China diplomacy during the Joseon Dynasty through the records of ≪The Annals of The Joseon Dynasty≫. In Paragraph 1 of Chapter 2, the aspects of the professions responsible for diplomatic documents and the difficulties they had with regards to the translation for the diplomacy with China in Joseon Dynasty are studied. In Paragraph 2, it was studied what the diplomacy of Joseon was like, which had the nature of being subservience to China. In Paragraph 1 of Chapter 3, Shijing, which was used in the diplomatic documents between the two countries, were analyzed by Chinese documents and Joseon documents. In Paragraph 2 of Chapter 3, the role of Shijing that was exchanged between the King of Joseon and the Chinese envoy as a conversation was analyzed. Through the above study, it was also possible to know the aspects of Korea-China diplomacy during the Joseon Dynasty. Also, it was possible to see the efforts of Joseon to not contaminate the order with the subservience relationship to China. It is found that such role of Shijing played as a lubricant that protected the status of each country while keeping up the dignity of Joseon and China in their diplomacy.

• 정원호(동의과학대학교 관광중국어전공 조교수)