BIZCHINA / Biz Life
"South Korea wave" popular
(Chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-07-12 10:42
The West Pagoda district in Shenyang (the capital city of northern
Liaoning Province) was called "China's Seoul." Korean restaurants and
shops stand in great numbers by its streets, and numerous consumers flock
to the district.
Most Chinese Koreans in Shenyang lived in the West Pagoda district, the
poorest residential place in Shenyang for years. In the early days of the
opening-up, they sold snacks and ornaments. Korean restaurants were also
opened in the 1980s. After China and the Republic of Korea established
diplomatic relations in 1992, some South Korean businessmen thought this
place could bring them profits and began to invest in local businesses.
The local government also started infrastructure constructions at that
time. More Korean shops gradually emerged, and West Pagoda Street became
famous among the Koreans.
Several boutiques, restaurants, barber's shops and entertainment places
located on West Pagoda Street only have Korean names like Jinju, Chonju
or Soraksan. Consumers here can find Korean marks on menus, ornaments,
clothes, etc. They usually can see the salespersons in traditional Korean
clothes upon entering the shops. All these make them wonder whether they
have come to South Korea.
Most managers of West Pagoda's shops are said to be from South Korea, but
some are also believed to be Chinese Koreans or North Koreans, though
their appearances are almost the same.
Li Dongguo, a member of the Koreans Association in Shenyang, said
currently there were 15 thousand South Koreans living in Shenyang. They
were frequent consumers of the West Pagoda district. But Han consumers
often spend more money than Koreans here, most of them coming here for
the unique Korean taste.
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