Culture
Most ethnic Koreans in China speak Mandarin Chinese and many also speak fluent Korean as their mother tongue. Most Chinese of Korean descent have ancestral roots and family ties in the Hamgyong region of North Korea, and speak the Hamgyŏng dialect of Korean according to North Korean conventions. However, since South Korea has been more prolific in exporting its entertainment culture, more Korean Chinese broadcasters have been using Seoul dialect. The so-called Korean wave (Hallyu) has also influenced Korean Chinese fashion styles and increased the popularity of plastic surgery.
Most of the ethnic Koreans in China are Buddhists, but there is also a large proportion following Christianity, and using Korean language to do the mass.
In recent years, there have been various cases of "international marriage" between ethnic Koreans from China hailing from the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture marrying South Korean men. This trend has been argued by some as having resulted in an acceleration of the reduction of fertility among the Korean population in China.
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