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Abstract

The research conducted an in-depth interview with seven Chaoxianzu who lived in South Korea for more than 10 years to examine the process of acculturation when they lived in South Korea. Among the Chinese immigrants in South Korea, Chaoxianzu are a special ethnic group. Chaoxianzu share the same culture and blood with Koreans, and, with the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, they are the first Chinese immigrants to enter the Korean society. In the 25 years of Sino-Korean exchanges, the social relations and economic status of China and South Korea have also undergone tremendous changes. The cultural adaptation process of Chaoxianzu in South Korea has been profoundly influenced by the external social background, and has been quite specific and complex. The same language and cultural homology make them experience a cultural adaptation process which is different from that experienced by other immigrants in South Korea. Having gone through the period of hoping to find roots in the Korean peninsula and the frustration of being not really integrated into the Korean society, the Chaoxianzu in South Korea are now beginning to re-adjust their positioning in the Korean society, and their cultural adaptation process also changes from the crisis period to adjust, adapt, and readjust.