Tangwang Korean Ethnic Town in Tangyuan County, Jiamusi

Introduction to Korean Ethnic Culture & Tourism

Tangwang Korean Ethnic Township sits 25 km southwest of downtown Tangyuan on the left bank of the Songhua River’s alluvial plain. Jinxing Village, the township seat, holds the title of a 3A-level Korean Folk Scenic Area, National Key Rural Tourism Village and China’s Beautiful Leisure Village. It is a well-established compact Korean settlement on the Sanjiang Plain, with ethnic Koreans accounting for over half of the registered local population. Boasting tens of thousands of mu of cold-water paddy fields irrigated by the Songhua River, authentic Korean folk customs and nearby red revolutionary sites, the township forms a core stop along Jiamusi’s featured Korean-themed tourism route built around folk culture, rice paddies, riverside scenery and study tours.

I. Korean Ethnic Culture & Local History

1. Settlement History & Rice Farming Origins

Starting in 1946, numerous Korean families migrated to Tangwang from Wuchang, Acheng, Yanbian and other regions to reclaim wastelands. They drained low-lying wetlands with natural water from the Songhua River and developed large-scale paddy fields. After over 70 years of settlement, a mature Korean community took shape. Influenced by the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in early years, local Korean residents actively supported the anti-Japanese movement while developing agriculture. High-quality Tangwang organic rice has become the landmark agricultural specialty bred and cultivated by local Korean villagers, with Jinxing Village preserving intact farming heritage passed down through generations.

2. Intangible Cultural Heritage & Annual Folk Festivals

Traditional handicrafts including handmade rice cake pounding, underground-cellar fermented kimchi, glutinous rice makgeolli brewing and handmade Korean rice sausage are preserved as local folk intangible heritage. Experiential craft workshops operate year-round in the folk resort. Classic folk performances feature long-drum dance, nongak farming dance and water-carrying dance, alongside traditional competitive games such as swinging, seesaw and Korean wrestling staged regularly by village art troupes.

Annual Featured Folk Events

• Early Summer Paddy Fishing Festival: Visitors join rice field fishing and riverside angling amid local Korean harvest celebrations.
• Midsummer Korean Food Festival: Mass rice-cake making, open-air barbecue banquets and all-day folk dance galas.
• Autumn Pickling Season: Villagers collectively ferment kimchi and seal jars of homemade rice wine, marking the most lively seasonal folk tradition.
• Spring Apricot Blossom Fair: Apricot flowers bloom around courtyard houses, paired with traditional 60th-birthday ritual displays and Korean costume parades.

Traditional Dwellings & Etiquette

Jinxing Village features rows of classic Korean-style houses with grey curved tile roofs and white plastered walls, decorated with Korean folk paintings on surrounding walls. Indoor traditional heated ondol floors and small wooden-framed windows are well retained. Ancestral customs including the hwagap (60th birthday grand banquet) and formal guest-receiving etiquette can be experienced via pre-booked homestay services.

3. Featured Korean Cuisine (Core Gourmet Tourism Highlight)

Local Korean dishes combine paddy produce and fresh Songhua River aquatic ingredients, with Yu’s Korean Barbecue as the area’s signature dining brand:

• Signature dishes: stone-grilled beef, glutinous-stuffed chicken, raw marinated beef and spicy marinated river crabs;
• Daily classics: hand-made cold noodles, bibimbap, rice sausage, perilla leaf wraps and soybean paste stew;
• Local specialties: cellar-fermented kimchi, homemade makgeolli, paddy-field crabs and premium Tangwang organic rice.

  A specialized kimchi industrial park in the village produces packaged kimchi and chili sauce as popular tourist souvenirs.

II. Four Core Tourism Sectors

1. Folk Experience Tour around Jinxing Korean Folk Resort (Core Attraction)

• Korean Folk Museum & Rice Culture Exhibition Hall: Houses thousands of vintage farming tools, ethnic costumes and daily necessities, documenting the development of cold-climate rice cultivation by local Korean communities, a must-visit for educational study tours.
• Renovated Folk Commercial Street & Rural Market: Restored vintage supply-and-demand storefronts host Korean costume rental shops, heritage craft stalls and parent-child amusement facilities.
• Featured Korean Homestay Cluster: Over a dozen courtyard-style inns with traditional ondol floors. Tourists stay in authentic farm houses and join bonfire folk singing and dancing at the central square after dark.

2. Ecological Paddy Field Sightseeing Tour

A 12-kilometer circular boardwalk winds across expansive rice paddies with viewing platforms and rest pavilions. Colorful rice varieties form giant crop paintings themed on Korean folk culture. Green rippling paddies stretch in summer and turn golden at harvest. A 70-mu agritourism zone allows visitors to try seedling transplanting, autumn harvesting and crab catching in paddies seasonally. Blossom belts beside village houses form popular photo spots from late spring through early autumn.

3. Songhua River Riverside Leisure Tour

The northern township boundary abuts the mainstream Songhua River, a 10-minute drive to wetland riverfront. Activities include riverside strolling, fresh river seafood shopping and outdoor picnics, with iron-pot braised river fish as a regional delicacy. It forms a convenient short loop combining in-village folk sightseeing and riverbank relaxation.

4. Red Revolutionary Study Tour

Nearby Beikashan Village develops red-themed scenic spots centered on former Anti-Japanese Allied Forces ruins, showcasing the history of local Korean people supporting anti-Japanese struggles. Combined red-culture and ethnic study programs make it a designated field-trip base for primary and secondary schools across Jiamusi.

III. Recommended Travel Itineraries

One-Day Self-Drive Route (Most Popular for Jiamusi Day Trips)

Visit Folk Museum & Rice Exhibition Hall → Hand-on rice cake / kimchi workshop → Korean costume photoshoot → Boardwalk sightseeing of crop art → Lunch at Yu’s Korean Barbecue → Songhua River waterfront leisure → Evening bonfire folk performance.

Two-Day In-depth Tour

Day 1: Full folk experience in Jinxing Village, field picking and overnight at Korean homestay.

Day 2: Red revolutionary study at Beikashan → River seafood feast → Wild vegetable picking & souvenir shopping before departure.

IV. Best Travel Seasons

• May–June (Late Spring & Early Summer): Apricot blossoms and field flowers bloom, ideal for spring ploughing experience and the annual fishing festival.
• July–August (Midsummer): Lush green rice paddies and lotus blooms; food festivals and complete experiential programs peak in this period.
• September–October (Autumn Harvest): Golden rice seas, kimchi pickling season and peak season for buying fresh local rice.
• Winter: Snow-covered Korean village scenery, indoor heritage craft workshops and hearty Korean hot pot feasts.

V. Featured Tourist Souvenirs

1. Agricultural products: Tangwang organic rice, dried field crabs, black fungus and preserved wild mountain vegetables;
2. Edible specialties: Boxed cellar kimchi, handmade rice sausage, home-brewed makgeolli and homemade Korean chili sauce from the industrial park;
3. Cultural crafts: Handmade Korean fabric accessories and folk painted ornaments.