As TV dramas from the Republic of Korea are popular in China, a Chinese wind has also swept the ROK as the country's influence has been growing in recent years. For example, Chinese language training institutions in ROK have grown 20 percent annually. Chinese elements such as written characters, Confucianism and Chinese cuisine are having an increasing presence in the ROK and have been embedded into the lives of local people.
The custom of pasting couplets on doors, which is a Chinese tradition, is maintained in Hehui village, Andong, South Korea, May 25, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
