Projects: China's Outer Lands: qsakamaki_china_slide020

In the largest Korean town of China, women, seemingly Chinese Koreans, go to seats of KTV, a Karaoke club, in Shen Yang, where prostitution is often dealt with. In China's North East, there are many Korean Chinese, since the part of the region was Goguryeo, an ancient Korean kingdom, and since Japan encouraged Koreans to migrate into Manchuria during the two occupations of Manchuria and Korea in the early 20th century. In addition, a certain number of the present North Koreans work in Shen Yang and other parts of Manchuria to help the country as well as their families.China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.

In the largest Korean town of China, women, seemingly Chinese Koreans, go to seats of KTV, a Karaoke club, in Shen Yang, where prostitution is often dealt with. In China's North East, there are many Korean Chinese, since the part of the region was Goguryeo, an ancient Korean kingdom, and since Japan encouraged Koreans to migrate into Manchuria during the two occupations of Manchuria and Korea in the early 20th century. In addition, a certain number of the present North Koreans work in Shen Yang and other parts of Manchuria to help the country as well as their families. 

China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.