Koreans in Shanghai

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Ethnicity in Shanghai

As of 2019 about 56,864 (South) Koreans reside in Shanghai.[1] According to 2019 estimates about 79,609 Chaoxianzu (Joseonjok) (ethnic Koreans who are Chinese citizens) live in Shanghai.[2] South Koreans began moving to China after the 1992 establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the People's Republic of China. Most South Koreans migrated to Shanghai due to business reasons.[3]

Hongqiao Town in Minhang District has the largest South Korean community in Shanghai and is considered to be the Koreatown of Shanghai.[citation needed] The Koreatown is located near Hongquan Lu (虹泉路) and Jinhui Nan Lu (金汇南路).[4] As of 2011, about 30,000 of the 50,000 Koreans in Shanghai live in the Koreatown area.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Searching for Seoul in Koreatown." Shanghai Daily at China.org.cn. January 21, 2001. p. 1. Retrieved on February 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Han, Enze. Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China. Oxford University Press, September 19, 2013. p. 74. ISBN 0199936293, 9780199936298.
  3. ^ Shanghai Korean Business Forum. "Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission." In: Kim, Sŭng-hun (S. Hun) and Wonsuk Ma (editors). "Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission." Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS). p. 265. ISBN 1870345894, 9781870345897.
  4. ^ Zhou, Tim. "Shanghai food tour: The best South Korean food in Koreatown." CNN. April 20, 2011. Retrieved on February 18, 2014.