Are Koreans related to North Korea?

To put it simply, the Koreans are those who moved or escaped from the Korean Peninsula. They are mainly distributed in the Northeast, specifically Jilin Province

Early migration

Since the 19th Since the middle of the century, more Koreans have immigrated from the Korean Peninsula, which is the main source of Koreans in China. Due to the brutal exploitation and oppression of the feudal ruling class of Korea at that time, especially the catastrophic disaster in northern Korea in 1869, some suffering Korean farmers crossed the Yalu River and Tumen River and came to China, reclaiming land along the two rivers, and working together with the Han, Manchu and other peoples. Living in mixed areas. However, there are not many people moving in at this time. Most of them come and go in spring and autumn, and their residence is not yet stable.

With the intensification of Japan’s aggression in Korea, a large number of residents, seeking a way out, ignored the Qing government’s ban and migrated to the northeastern border areas of China to settle down. According to statistics, in 1870, there were 28 settlements on the north bank of the Yalu River. The township is inhabited by Koreans. In the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1881), the number of Koreans in Yanbian reached more than 10,000. In 1883, there were more than 37,000 Korean residents in Ji'an, Linjiang, Xinbin and other counties. During the same period, a large number of Korean farmers also moved into the area along the Ussuri River.

National Integration

In the 1850s and 1860s, the Qing government adopted a policy of banning Korean farmers entering the country. Later, the policy of recruiting people for reclamation was changed. In 1881, the Reclamation Bureau was set up in Jilin, and the Reclamation Bureau was set up in Nangang (Hunchun), Yanji, Donggou and other places to recruit immigrants. All those who applied to immigrate were Chinese subjects. In 1885, the Qing government designated an area about 700 miles long and 50 miles wide on the north bank of the Tumen River as an exclusive reclamation area for Korean farmers, which made it easier for Korean farmers to move into the Northeast in large numbers.

In 1910, Japan annexed the Korean Peninsula. Unable to endure the brutal oppression and exploitation of imperialism, the Korean people and some patriots immigrated to various parts of Northeast China in large numbers. By 1918, the number had reached more than 360,000.