KOREAN TOWN IN SHANGHAI
BY JIN HYUK CHOI
One of the most well-known Korean areas (Korean
town) in Shanghai is on Hongqian Road. In Korean
town, there are many Korean businesses such as
Korean BBQ, fried Korean chicken and shops that
remind people of Korea. If you visit Korean town, you
will hear the music from Korean singers, and see
pictures of them commonly. Also you can easily find
some Chinese people taking pictures of themselves
as if they are on vacation in Korea.
Korean ice cream dessert shop called Patbingsu, there
are many customers although the weather is getting
colder. Also there are many famous Korean
entertainers who come to China to be commercial
models.
“My favorite restaurant is Jahuamun, because there
have fresh food and the sellers are kind,” said Gi-
Woong Hong, a 9th grade student in SLAS. He also
added, “If you come to Korean town, you should eat
“I like the food stores and the Korean BBQ in Korean a lot of Korean food.”
town,” said So-Mi Park, a 9th grade student at
Shanghai Livingston American School (SLAS). She Korea is a small country but Korea has ancient history
added, “I can talk with many Korean friends in our and culture. Today Korean culture outside of Korea is
language so I usually go to that place twice a month.” becoming more popular by spreading around the
world. If you want to feel like you’re in Korea and want
Recently, there were some Korean chicken to know about the newest things from Korea, you
restaurants which became popular through Korea have to go to the Korean town on Hongqian Road.
dramas. Since there are so many people, you can’t
even eat at the restaurants without lining up. At the
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