Guangzhou Korean School (, ko, 광저우한국학교) is a
South Korean international school in ,
Panyu District
Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...
,
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
.
Kim Jang-hwan, South Korea's
consul general
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in Guangzhou, announced the opening of a Korean international school in Guangzhou in 2011. Because Panyu District was densely populated with Koreans, the school was planned to be located there. The
Chinese Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country. The Min ...
approved the school as a school for teaching foreigners on July 24, 2013.
Location
It is in ,
Panyu District
Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...
,
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
.
It was formerly located within the within the Jinxiuxiangjiang Primary School in Jinxiuxiangjiang Apartment in Nancun Town, Panyu District. At a later time it was located in
Asian Games
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City (亚运城), Shilou Town.
See also
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Koreans in China
Koreans in China (), Korean Chinese (), Joseonjok, Chosŏnjok (), or Chaoxianzu (), are Chinese by nationality and are Koreans by ethnicity (with either full or partial Korean ancestry). A majority of the chaoxianzu are descendants of immigran ...
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References
External links
Guangzhou Korean School
International schools in Guangzhou
Korean international schools in China
Private schools in Guangdong
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