Why don't the 350,000 ethnic Koreans in Central Asia return to the Korean Peninsula?
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i.Migration and distribution of Koreans.
Koreans, a mysterious and ancient people.
Its rich history is filled with countless legends and adventures.
Today, when you think of Koreans, you think of delicious kimchi and enthusiastic dancing.
But did you know that in the distant past, the ancestors of the Korean people went through a long migration to distant Central Asia and established their homeland in this yellow sand?
The Korean ethnic group originates from the Korean Peninsula and has a splendid culture.
But the wheels of history rolled forward, and war and famine forced Koreans to leave their homes and become vagrants.
At the end of the 19th century, they gathered in northeastern China to sow hope in the black soil.
Others traveled to the far East of the Soviet Union and bore fruit in the bitter cold of ice and snow.
There are currently about 9 million North Koreans in the world, mainly in East Asia.
How did the 350,000 ethnic Koreans who also live in far-flung Central Asia get here?What ups and downs did they go through?
Things are nowhere near as simple as you think.
The long migration journey of the Korean people has witnessed their tenacious vitality, not only war and **, but also tenacity and hope.
ii.Koreans fleeing Japanese colonial rule.
The long migration journey of the Koreans originated on the Korean Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In connection with this story, it is necessary to mention one country - Japan - which presumably is the hegemon of East Asia.
At the end of the 19th century, Japan completed the Meiji Restoration and became an Asian power.
But this is not enough, Japan's surging ambition is to dominate the world. As a result, the rising power set its sights on the Korean Peninsula.
Hey, old man, this little North Korea looks fat, should we annex it?"That's what the Japanese warlords thought.
So the war began, and the industrious and isolated Korea soon became a vassal of Japan.
Since then, the Koreans have been on a long flight.
Some ethnic Koreans fled to northeastern China, while others fled to the distant Russian Far East.
Gradually, these places formed settlements for Koreans.
In 1910, 50,000 ethnic Koreans settled in the South Ussuri Krai in the Russian Far East, forming 104 ethnic Korean villages.
They are rebuilding their homes in a foreign land far from home.
As a result, more and more ethnic Koreans are choosing to leave the Korean Peninsula and continue to move overseas.
They went through a long and difficult escape process before they were able to settle in a foreign land.
However, the migration journey of the North Koreans is far from over, and new trials await them, but the North Koreans interpret the meaning of life with tenacious perseverance.
iii The Difficult Journey of Migration to Central Asia.
There seems to be no end in sight to the migration journey of the North Koreans.
Having freed themselves from the shadow of Japanese colonial rule, they established a new homeland in the Soviet Far East.
But the good times did not last long, and new ** and war broke out again.
In the 30s of the 20th century, Japan accelerated the pace of aggression against China.
The USSR feared that the Koreans in the Far East would fall into the hands of Japan and become prey for Japan.
I think these North Korean boys have been on the wrong path lately, so I'll just drive them out of the Far East. "Stalin said with his eyes closed.
Therefore, the Soviet authorities decided to forcibly relocate hundreds of thousands of Koreans from the Far East to Central Asia.
The migration process was extremely difficult, and the North Koreans suffered heavy casualties.
Hunger, disease and bad weather are all factors that contribute to this arduous migration journey.
It is said that some elderly Koreans would rather die than leave the place where they were raised.
When these ethnic Koreans finally arrived in Central Asia, they no longer knew if their parents and siblings were still alive.
Upon arrival in Central Asia, the Koreans were confronted with a vast desert with no farmland or houses.
In this yellow sand, the Koreans had to create their own civilization from scratch.
They braved the odds to clear wasteland, build aqueducts, and plant lush fields.
In this hospitable land, the Korean people have experienced a new revival.
However, the wheel of fortune doesn't stop there.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Koreans again felt lost.
iv - Korean communities seeking a sense of belonging.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Koreans living in Central Asia were stunned.
They are faced with a serious question: who am I in this multi-ethnic land?I'm from **?Should I go for **?
The once-familiar country has disintegrated, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula is complex and volatile.
These wandering North Koreans don't know to whom their identity should belong.
Therefore, they can only call themselves"Koreans"and gave up on what had been painful for them for a while"North Korea"this name.
Goryeo's 350,000 inhabitants live in the vast lands of Central Asia, which seems to be the last stop on their long migration.
However, the other ethnic groups of the Central Asian region were not always friendly, and the Koreans remained prejudiced against them.
Everyone in the Goliath community is looking for meaning in life. And the answer, it seems, can only be found by themselves.
The twists and turns of fate are unpredictable.
We can't predict the future of the Korean people, but their national spirit, honed over thousands of years, will surely guide them to a new direction.