Are China's 2 million ethnic Koreans the same ethnic group as the Koreans and Koreans? What is the difference between the three places
There are 2 million ethnic Koreans in China, so are they the same ethnic group as the North Koreans and South Koreans, and how did this situation come about? The Koreans are one of the ethnic minorities in China, but they are very similar to the Koreans and South Koreans on the Korean peninsula in terms of written language and living customs. If you have been to Yanbian, Jilin, a famous city where Koreans gather, you will know It was found that in addition to the signboards in Chinese characters on both sides of the street, there are many Korean characters, or signs in Korean characters, so that I can't tell the difference between them. In fact, it is very easy to distinguish from the legal point of view. The Chinese Koreans are a minority in China and belong to Chinese citizens. North Koreans belong to the Korean nation and are North Korean citizens, while South Koreans belong to the Korean nation and are South Korean citizens. But it is more difficult to distinguish in terms of source and cultural customs, because they themselves originate from the same country. North Korea, which is located in the north of the Korean Peninsula, was the same country before South Korea, which was located in the south. Although in earlier ancient times, there were many countries such as Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo on the Korean Peninsula and the area connecting Northeast China, and there were also three Koreas in the south. Such tribes, but at least after Zhu Yuanzhang gave the country on the Korean peninsula the name Korea, the entire Korean peninsula became a unified country, and the nation also formed a unified ethnic group. In fact, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a small number of North Korean residents crossed the Yalu and Tumen Rivers to live in Northeast China. The large-scale migration started from the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War in the late Qing Dynasty, when Japan officially occupied North Korea as a colony. Many North Korean residents could not bear the colonial rule and fled to live in Northeast China. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, many North Koreans joined the Northeast Democratic Alliance to resist Japan. imperialism. After the end of World War II, with the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, the Korean peninsula established two countries with 38 degrees north latitude as the boundary, North Korea in the north and South Korea in the south. Some North Koreans in China returned to North Korea or South Korea, and some stayed. Living in China became a minority Korean ethnic group in China. At present, the Korean population in China is about 2 million, concentrated in the border area between the Northeast and North Korea. There are 1.145 million in Jilin Province, 388,000 in Heilongjiang, 241,000 in Liaoning, and the remaining 148,000 scattered in the northeast. of North China. The Koreans in China actually belong to the same ethnic group as the Koreans and South Koreans, so what is the difference between them now belonging to three countries? Because they are also ethnic groups from the Korean Peninsula, there is not much difference between these three ethnic groups. If it is not for the difference in nationality, they are all the same. First of all, in terms of appearance, the entire East Asia region looks very similar except for Russians or Russians, not to mention Koreans and Koreans or Koreans, there is basically no difference in appearance. But a very interesting point is that there has always been a saying on the Korean peninsula of "Southern men and North women", which means that North Korea produces beautiful women, and South Korea produces handsome men. South Korea's Oppa once led the trend of Korean dramas, and most of the Korean beauties were made with knives, while North Korean beauties are natural beauties, whether they are beautiful tour guides or waiters in foreign-related hotels. But these may be what the two governments want to show. In fact, from the perspective of the Koreans in China, everyone has their own characteristics and beauty. In addition, because North Korea and South Korea have been in a state of confrontation, the difference in ideology has caused North Koreans, although their economic conditions are not so developed, they have more revolutionary passion, while South Korea is a vassal of the United States, although the economy is relatively developed, but the gap between the rich and the poor And social conflicts are also more prominent. And because China has diplomatic relations with North Korea and South Korea, the Koreans in China have to communicate with North Koreans and South Koreans to varying degrees. In terms of living customs, the Koreans in China have retained many unique customs of the Korean peninsula. For example, in terms of eating habits, they like to make spicy cabbage, make rice cakes during festivals, and eat cold noodle rice wine with special characteristics in daily life. In addition, the Koreans are also good at singing and dancing, and are good at playing Gayagum and long drums with national characteristics. Men and women will wear national costumes on festivals. Men can also dance the very jumping elephant hat dance. These are similar to the ethnic groups on the Korean peninsula. However, because they are now Chinese citizens, they have also integrated more Han diets and customs, and their daily lives are more adapted to China. In contrast, the customs and diet retained by the North Koreans are more traditional and similar to the Koreans in China, while the Koreans have derived many popular cultures due to the influence of European and American cultures, such as barbecue, instant noodles, fried chicken in terms of diet. beer etc. Although there are many small differences, the language and characters they use are basically the same, which can meet the needs of daily communication. The languages used by Chinese Koreans, Koreans and Koreans can communicate with each other, so is there any difference in their languages? For the Koreans in China, they are born with a foreign language, because the Korean used by the Koreans is originally the same language as the so-called Korean or Korean. However, due to the influence of Chinese culture, more than 70% of the original Korean words are Chinese characters. In fact, in ancient Korea, the upper class also mainly used Chinese characters to write Korean, but the current Korean script is a simple phonetic script invented by King Sejong in the 15th century for the use of the lower classes. However, after independence, North Korea and South Korea successively abolished Chinese characters and used what is now called Hangeul. Today, North Korea has developed a standard Korean language in the official dialect of Pyongyang, while South Korea has developed a standard Korean language in the official dialect of Seoul. There is basically no big difference in daily communication, except that the North Korean accent is more powerful and strong, and the South Korean accent is more powerful. Softer. They are more different in some vocabulary. North Korea prefers to explain new things in the original language, while South Korea directly forms new vocabulary through English transliteration. There will be differences when the North and the South communicate, but they rarely communicate now, after all, they are in a state of confrontation. The Korean language in China is more inclusive, and the vocabulary of Chinese characters is also absorbed in the daily language, and the pronunciation is more inclined to Chinese. If it develops for a long time, it may indeed produce three different languages, but at present it is only in some proper nouns. There is a difference in expression, so if the residents of the three places communicate with each other, in theory, there will be no impact on communication, but there must be very little communication between North Korea and South Korea.