Koryŏ, much more than the preceding Silla kingdom and the ensuing Chosŏn kingdom, was a vibrant society that embraced pluralism. From its founding that saw the unification under one state of the immediately preceding Three Kingdoms to its support of many competing philosophical beliefs, Koryŏ flourished within a truly international milieu. The start of the tenth century, witnessing the collapse of the Tang dynasty, opened much of East Asia to change, which Koryŏ readily accepted. As a maritime state, that received new ideas and goods from around the region, international trade flourished and rigid social barriers were relaxed. Koryŏ exemplified the idea of unity within variety.

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Koryŏ 多元社会的特征和起源

Koryŏ 比之前的新罗王国和随后的 Chosŏn 王国更重要，它是一个充满活力的社会，拥抱多元化。从它的成立看到前三个王国在一个国家下的统一到它支持许多相互竞争的哲学信仰，Koryŏ 在一个真正的国际环境中蓬勃发展。10 世纪初，见证了唐朝的灭亡，东亚大部分地区发生了变化，Koryŏ 欣然接受了这一点。作为一个海洋国家，接受了来自该地区各地的新思想和新商品，国际贸易蓬勃发展，严格的社会壁垒得到放松。Koryŏ 体现了多样性中统一的想法。