Religions of Korea, including Christianity, have recognized China as one of major missionary countries. However, the missionary works of Korea in the Chinese soil have been undergoing a very difficult time after China’s Reform and Open Policy. The purpose of this article is to understand how religions of Korea have been continuing missionary works in the three northeastern provinces (Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning) where Korean Chinese have been collectively living until recently.
To achieve this purpose, this paper is divided into three major sections. The second chapter will review the policies and the present status of religions in China. The third chapter will concentrate the present status of religions both in society and the policy making process in the three northeastern provinces of China. The fourth chapter will analyze how religions of Korea have continued the missionary works toward Korean Chinese and Korean living in China in the three northeastern provinces of China.
Missionary activities of Korean religions in China are one way of important cultural encounters between China and Korea. Until now, religious policies of China have limited the activities of foreign missionaries. Therefore, missionary works of Korean in China have been gone within and beyond the range of the religious policies in China. For reason above mentioned, missionary works of Korean have contained negative effects as well as positive effects on cultural encounters between Korea and China.