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has a population of

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. According to 2006 estimates there about 170,000 Joseonjok (ethnic Koreans who are Chinese citizens) in Beijing and

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combined.

History

Due to war and famine in

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that occurred beginning in the 1860s, Koreans began settling in Beijing. The Japanese established Manchukuo in

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in the 1930s and established labor migrations from southern Korea to Manchuria. Ultimately this caused Koreans to settle in Beijing. The

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gave Chinese citizenship to Koreans who fought for the Communists during the

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Geography

As of 2010 many

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ns moving to Beijing have settled in Wangjing in Chaoyang District. Most South Korean businesspeople and their families in Beijing live in Wangjing.Kim, Hyejin (, 9780230308930)
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. "Since the announcement of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, South Koreans have eagerly begun to buy newly built apartments." Prior to the 2000s the

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area of

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was the most popular area for South Koreans. It was the oldest of the major Korean settlements. Beginning in the early 1990s South Korean students who were studying Chinese for one to two year periods so they could enter Chinese universities began congregating in Wudaokou.Kim, Hyejin (, 9780230308930)
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. "These groups can be seen in Korea towns in Beijing. Beijing has four Korean concentrated districtS: Wudaokou, Wangjing, Yansha, and Yayuncun. .. Hyejin Kim, author of ''International Ethnic Networks and Intra-Ethnic Conflict: Koreans in China'', wrote that the growth of Wangjing had weakened Wudaokou as a Korean area. The other two areas with a large concentration of Koreans are Yansha and

Yayuncun Yayuncun Subdistrict (), or Asian Games Village Subdistrict, is the site of the 1990 Asian Games, a major residential area and a subdistrict of the Chaoyang District of Beijing. Overview Yayuncun originally referred to a series of residential ...

. These areas have higher than average housing rental prices in Beijing and house offices of overseas companies and embassies.Kim, Hyejin (, 9780230308930)
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. "These groups can be seen in Korea towns in Beijing. Beijing has four Korean concentrated districts: Wudaokou, Wangjing, Yansha, and Yayuncun. .. The Beijing government official allows foreigners to settle in those two areas. In Wangjing and Wudaoukou there are restaurants, electronic repair shops, and information technology businesses which are owned by ethnic Koreans and cater to migrant Koreans and employees of South Korean companies.

Education

Korean International School in Beijing (20220308165830)

As Beijing's Korean population increased, the number of Korean-Chinese schools increased. In 1989 a Beijing municipal Korean school opened. In 1993 a private Korean Chinese school opened.Kim, Hyejin (, 9780230107724), p
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The

Korean International School in Beijing The Korean International School in Beijing (KISB, ko, 북경한국국제학교, ) is an international school in Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It serves grades 1–12. It has instruction in Korean, Chinese, and English. The school was e ...

(KISB) is located in Wangjing.Welcome to Korean International School in Beijing

Archive

. Retrieved on January 25, 2014.

Culture and recreation

Several Korean cultural festivals are held in the city. The Beijing Korean Chinese Sports Event in 2008 attracted 100,000 Korean Chinese. Beijing has the Beijing Korean Cultural Research Center, which opened in 1996.

References

Citations

Sources

* Kim, Hyejin. ''International Ethnic Networks and Intra-Ethnic Conflict: Koreans in China''.

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, May 15, 2010. ; . * Kim, Hyejin. ''International Ethnic Networks and Intra-Ethnic Conflict: Koreans in China''.

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