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The Korean minority in China has a population of 1,920,597, mainly living in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous prefecture in Jinlin Province. Some are widely distributed over Jinlin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning province and the Inner Autonomous Region. The Korean have their language is thought to belong to the Altaic family. They also use Chinese language and characters. There is no uniform religion for this minority. Among those people who believe in religion, most are Christians. A small numbers of the Koreans also believe in Buddhism. The ancestors of the Korean minority in China immigrated from the Korean peninsula. The immigration began in the latter part of the 17 th century, but did not occur in sizable numbers until the 19 th century. They first move to avoid the oppressive feudal landlords in Korea, but later mainly to avoid the famine of 1869 and the awrfare launched by the Japan in the early years of the 20 th century. These people settled in Northeast China and gradually developed into one of the minorities in China. The Korean people are mainly engaged in agriculture. They are especially good at growing paddy rice in the frigid region where they live. The Yanbian area, where most of the Koreans live is the main production area of paddies in Northeast China. This area, one of China's major sources of timber, also has abundant natural resources. The famous “Three Treasures” of the northeast, namely ginseng, marten fur, and pilose antler are also found here.

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