韩国作为与中国交好的一个亚洲邻国，韩国人对中国的看法一度十分轻视，甚至直至如今，很多从未来过中国的韩国人，依然有着中国非常贫困落后的固有思维。然而因为建国后中国在各个领域的长足进步，让一些致力于了解中国研究中国的人开始用另一种眼光来看待中国。在海外问答论坛Quora上，韩国网友提问道：作为韩国人你对中国印象如何？该怎样看待他们？我们看看韩国网友的回答。
问题：普通韩国人对中国印象如何？
韩国网友Jasper Ko的回答
I mean myself, and perhaps the Korean people here, not the Korean government.
我指的是我自己，或许还包括这里的韩国人民，而不是韩国政府的观点。
1. Chinese people are generally more easygoing than Koreans. I think Koreans lack substantive understanding on this issue.
1.中国人通常比韩国人更随和，我认为韩国人在这个问题上缺乏实质性的认识。
2. Chinese people seem to be very straightforward in their life, but this is not the case when doing business. South Koreans find it difficult to figure out what the Chinese want when doing business.
2.中国人在生活中似乎很直截了当，但做生意时，情况并非如此。韩国人发现，要弄清楚中国人在做生意时到底想要什么有些困难。
3. Chinese people are more diversified. Because of this, I like to interact with Chinese people in a non-commercial environment. They are all different and unique, and their feelings when interacting with Koreans are completely different.
3.中国人更加多样化。正因为如此，我喜欢在非商业环境中与中国人互动。他们都是不同的和独特的，与韩国人互动时的感受完全不同。
4.Chinese people's mind is much more open. When Koreans see something unusual, they usually criticize and deny it. But at least in my experience, Chinese people are more curious and open to new things.
4.中国人的思想要开放得多。当韩国人看到一些不寻常的东西时，他们通常会对它持批评和否定态度，但至少在我的经验中，中国人对新事物更加好奇和开放。
They are all talkative. I found that the common ground between Japanese and Chinese people is that they are more individualistic than Koreans, and each Chinese has different personal values and beliefs.
他们都很健谈。我发现日本人和中国人之间的一个共同点是，他们比韩国人更具个人主义，每个中国人都有不同的个人价值观和信仰。
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However, the Japanese tend to hide things, which seems polite but actually somewhat hypocritical, while the Chinese tend to be more open and express themselves in rich and colorful ways. Therefore, in China, even a brief conversation with a stranger at the airport gate can produce a very interesting conversation.
然而，日本人倾向于把事情藏起来，看似礼貌实则有些虚伪，而中国人则倾向于更加开放，以丰富多彩的方式表达自己。因此，在中国时，即使在机场门口与陌生人进行一次简短的交谈，也能产生非常有趣的对话。
6. Any Korean who has been to more than one city in China will recognize that China is a vast and diversified country. Like other Asian countries, understanding Chinese history is a necessary prerequisite for understanding their national traditions.
6.任何去过中国一个以上城市的韩国人都会承认中国是一个幅员辽阔、多元化的国家。与亚洲其他国家一样，了解中国历史是了解其国家传统的必要前提。
Through studying and understanding China's history and rich culture in the past, I am a little worried about China's lost culture and the current domestic situation that has not fully utilized its potential.
通过学习和了解中国的历史和过去丰富的文化，我对中国失去的文化和当前没有充分利用其潜力的国内局势感到有点担忧。
7. The Chinese are a proud nation. Sometimes, I feel that neighboring countries like South Korea and Japan feel a little too threatened by themselves.
7.中国人是骄傲的民族，有时，我感觉像韩国和日本这样的邻国自我感到威胁的程度有点过分。
I believe that if China can put forward proposals to its neighbors to establish a closer East Asian Partnership, so that each country can be placed on a more equal footing, the situation may be very different. Of course, this requires the United States to stay out of the matter.
但我认为，如果中国能向邻国提出建立一个更加密切的东亚伙伴关系的建议，让每个国家都处于更加平等的地位，情况可能会大不相同，当然，这需要让美国置身事外。
But we all know that this is almost impossible because of our bad history. Some countries in East Asia, you know which country, have basically lost the opportunity to establish a meaningful alliance among East Asian countries. Yes, I mean Japan.
但我们也都知道，这几乎是不可能的，因为我们过去糟糕的历史。东亚的一些国家，你知道是哪个国家，基本上已经失去了在东亚国家之间建立真正有意义的联盟的机会。是的，我说的就是日本。
8. Yes, compared with Japan and South Korea, the Chinese people are late in success, but we all know that they are now older than the rest of us. Urbanization is still developing rapidly. Obviously, China's population is changing.
8.是的，与日本和韩国相比，中国人是大器晚成，但我们都知道，他们现在比我们其他人都大。城市化仍在快速发展，很明显，中国的人口正在发生变化。
However, materialistic values and other negative effects of economic growth and urbanization are impacting South Korea and Japan – and China is hardly immune.
然而，物质主义的价值观以及随之而来的经济增长和城市化的其他负面，正在冲击着韩国和日本——中国也难以幸免。
I personally feel a little sorry, because China should have more potential than South Korea and Japan in terms of cultural values and original philosophy.
我个人感到有点遗憾，因为在文化价值观和原创哲学方面，中国本应比韩国和日本更有潜力。
South Korea and Japan have lost almost all of their core Asian values and modes of thinking. I hope that China will once again take them as the root of everything, regain their traditions and inspire East Asian countries.
韩国和日本几乎失去了其所有的亚洲核心价值观和思维方式，我希望中国再次将其作为一切的根源，重拾传统，启发东亚诸国。
They say 8 is a lucky number in China, so I'll stop here.
他们说8在中国是个幸运数字，那么我就到此为止。
韩国网友Someone Cho的回答
I hope I can learn more about China, especially its history and culture. If time permits, I definitely intend to read more articles about it in the near future. I know that China is a country with a vast territory and magnificent scenery, which is a must see sight in my lifetime.
我希望我能更多地了解中国，尤其是历史和文化。如果时间允许，我肯定打算在不久的将来阅读更多关于它的文章。我知道中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家，风景壮丽，这是生前不可错过的景致。
I like Chinese very much. I think it is a delicate and intelligent language. When I was a child, I learned how to write some simple Chinese, which brought me good memories and effectively exercised my thinking ability, although I have forgotten most of them.
我非常喜欢汉语，我认为它是一种精致而聪明的语言。当我还是个孩子的时候，我学会了如何写一些简单的中文，这给我带来美好的回忆，有效地锻炼了我的思维能力，尽管我已经忘记了大部分。
Although Korean culture is greatly influenced by Chinese culture, I don't think I have enough exposure and qualification to talk about them in any way.
尽管在韩国文化深受中国文化的巨大影响，但我认为我没有足够的曝光率和资格以任何方式谈论他们。
Comparatively speaking, there are many similarities between Chinese and Korean cultures.
相对而言，中韩文化有很多相似之处。
The temple is one of them. I like its appearance very much. I personally think that the shape of the roof is a great encouragement to diligence and peace of mind. Although I have come into contact with some literary works written by Chinese Americans, I know little about Chinese literature, or even nothing about it.
寺庙就是其中之一，我非常喜欢它的外观。我个人认为，屋顶的形状是对勤奋和宁静心灵的极大鼓励。尽管我接触过一些华裔美国人写的文学作品，但我对中国文学知之甚少，甚至可以说一无所知。
Unfortunately, in the remaining years of my life, it is difficult for me to fully appreciate Chinese literature in its original background, because I think it is an insurmountable task.
不幸的是，在我剩下的岁月里，我很难在其原始背景下充分欣赏中国文学，因为我认为这是一项无法逾越的任务。
There are many Chinese movies, and I certainly want to watch them on a larger screen with better quality, because every scene is so spectacular.
有很多中国电影，我当然想在更大的屏幕上以更好地质量观看，因为每个场景都是如此壮观。
They have a lot of delicious food, but the food is also quite extreme (not very bad). It can be said that the Chinese cuisine is even more diverse than that of the French, from the giant roast duck to the roast silkworm chrysalis. Personally, I'm a big fan of Sichuan cuisine (probably influenced by the Korean people). Sichuan cuisine has extreme spices and gives people endless aftertaste.
他们有很多美食，但食物也相当极端（不是很糟糕）。可以说，中国人的烹饪多样性甚至超过了法国人，从巨型烤鸭到烧烤蚕蛹，应有尽有。就我个人而言，我是川菜的超级粉丝（可能是韩国人的影响），川菜有着极端的香料，让人回味无穷。
韩国网友金大运的回答
There are too many Chinese people to generalize. China has a population of nearly 1.4 billion, including overseas citizens. You can't put one fifth of the world's population in a single stereotype. That's ridiculous. As a Korean living in Beijing for two years, the following is my view of the Chinese people:
中国人太多了，不能一概而论。中国人口近14亿，还包括海外公民。你不能把地球上五分之一的人口放在一个单一的刻板印象中，那简直太荒谬了。作为一个在旅居北京生活了两年的朝鲜族人，以下是我对中国人的看法：
Positive aspects:
积极的方面：
Relaxed and happy - Chinese people are easier to get along with than Koreans, which is the biggest difference. They are more joking and less serious in their conversation.
轻松愉快-中国人比韩国人更容易相处，这是最大的区别。他们更多地开玩笑，在谈话中不那么严肃。
Straightforward - unless there is a language barrier, there is no ambiguity or ambiguity in their meaning. There is no honorific in Chinese as in Korean.
直截了当-除非有语言障碍，否则他们的意思没有模糊或歧义。汉语中也没有像韩语中那样的敬语。
Pragmatism - they don't cry because of spilled milk, nor are they too emotional. When problems arise, they will try to find solutions. If they can't solve it, they will cross the issue and move on. They will not be dragged down by their emotions, which I think will help them make more rational decisions.
实用主义-他们不会因为牛奶洒了而哭泣，也不会太情绪化。当出现问题时，他们会试图找到解决方案。如果无法解决，他们会越过问题，继续前进。他们不会被情绪拖累，我认为这有助于他们做出更理性的决定。
Optimism - I noticed that people here are more optimistic and positive. Overall, they seem happier than Koreans. Perhaps there is a bit of innocence that makes people refreshing. They are not as nervous or indifferent as many Koreans, and they are easier to get along with.
乐观-我注意到这里的人更乐观和积极。总体而言，他们似乎比韩国人更快乐。也许还有一点天真让人耳目一新。他们也不像许多韩国人那样紧张或冷漠，他们更容易相处。
Fashion - contrary to the stereotype of most Korean people, today's Chinese young people are very fashionable. Their hairstyles and clothes are more diversified than those of South Korea. People seem to be more open to different styles and interests, and they are more brave to try new things.
时尚-与大多数韩国人的刻板印象相反，如今的中国年轻人非常新潮时尚。他们的发型和服装比韩国更为多样化。人们似乎对不同的风格和兴趣更开放，他们更勇于尝试新事物。
Global thinking - if we compare with young people, Chinese people tend to speak better English than most Koreans. They also seem to be more international, and even do more business outside Asia. We should know that the largest trading partner of all countries in the world is generally China.
全球思维-如果我们与年轻人相比，中国人的英语往往比大多数韩国人更好。他们似乎也更加国际化，甚至在亚洲以外做更多的生意，要知道，世界各国的最大贸易对象一般都是中国。
There is no perfect person, and the personality of different people may be completely different:
白璧微瑕，人无完人，不同人群的个性可能完全不同：
Lack of emotional color - Chinese people seem to be too cold at times. They have no strong feelings or views on anything special, so it is difficult to have a deeper dialogue. Because they are pragmatic people, it is difficult to talk with them about art, literature, religion, etc.
缺乏情感色彩——中国人似乎有时太冷漠了。他们对任何特别的事情都没有强烈的情感或观点，因此很难进行更深入的对话。因为他们是务实的人，很难和他们谈论艺术、文学、宗教等。
"Enough" and "almost" attitude - the Chinese are opposite to the perfectionist Japanese (which is also bad). They sometimes seem to do things just to get things done, which often leads to more problems in the future. On the positive side, people make decisions and implement them quickly.
“够了”、“差不多” 态度-中国人与完美主义的日本人相反（这也是不好的）。他们有时似乎只是为了完成事情而做事，这往往会导致以后出现更多的问题。从积极的方面来看，人们会做出决定并迅速执行。
Lack of empathy - this is limited to the people I meet. They do not seem to care about other people's feelings, although they are not malicious. Community ties or charity activities are very rare. Recently, I noticed that an old man was sent to clean up the garbage in our apartment community. These days, he spent all day cleaning up the garbage in the cold. It seems that no one is willing to clean up the garbage to help this person.
缺乏同理心-这仅限于我遇到的人。他们似乎不关心别人的感受，尽管不是恶意的。社区纽带或慈善行为非常少见，最近我注意到一位老人被派去清理我们公寓小区的垃圾，这些天他整天在寒冷中整理垃圾，似乎没有人愿意自己动手清理垃圾来帮助这个人。
Passive - contrary to the common view of the Korean people, the Chinese are not self willed or aggressive. On the contrary, most people are actually very conservative and passive. Like Japanese and Korean, social interaction may become awkward.
被动-与韩国人的普遍看法相反，中国人并不任性或好斗。恰恰相反，大多数人实际上非常保守和被动。就像日本人和韩国人一样，社交互动可能会因此变得尴尬。
On the whole, I have a very positive impression of the Chinese people. Before I came to China, most of my views on them were negative, because the stereotypes of South Korea and the West were very bad. But after I came here, everything here brightened my eyes.
总的来说，我对中国人的印象非常积极。在我来中国之前，我对他们的看法大多是负面的，因为韩国和西方的刻板印象都很差，但来到这里后，这里的一切都让我眼前一亮。
韩国网友James Yi的回答
This is very complicated. I will divide this answer into two parts, history and present, and an overall conclusion.
这很复杂，我将把这个答案分成历史现在两个部分和一个总体结论。
In almost the entire history of North Korea, up to the kingdom of Silla, North Korea has been attacked hundreds of times by feudal kingdoms such as Sui and Tang Dynasties. Even the Silla Tang alliance was used to deal with other kingdoms of North Korea, and it was soon disposed of after the unification of Silla and Korea. Since then, until the Korean era, the relationship between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula regime has been unstable.
在朝鲜的几乎整个历史上，直到新罗王国，朝鲜一直受到自隋唐等封建王国的数百次攻击，甚至新罗-唐联盟也被用来对付其他朝鲜王国，并且在新罗朝鲜统一后也很快被处置。从那时起，直到朝鲜时代，中原王朝与朝鲜半岛政权的关系一直不稳定。
In the Korean era, North Korea became a tributary country of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (although it still maintained sovereignty), and South Korea regarded China as "big brother". Like most Koreans, my personal view on this point is that we are abandoned and despised by them, so this is a bit negative.
在朝鲜时代，朝鲜成为明清朝廷的一个朝贡国（尽管它仍然保持主权），韩国认为中国是“老大哥”。我和大多数韩国人一样，对这一点的个人看法是，我们被他们抛弃和看不起，所以这有点负面。
Perhaps the best period of DPRK China relations in history was during the Japanese occupation of Korea. China has generously allowed Korean independence activists to settle in China and provided them with asylum. South Korean activists subsequently established a "former government", which will lay the foundation for the actual government after South Korea's independence. The former site of the provisional government of the Republic of Korea is located at No. 4, Lane 306, Madang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai.
也许历史上朝中关系最好的时期是日本占领朝鲜期间。中国慷慨地允许朝鲜独立活动人士在中国定居，并为他们提供庇护。韩国活动家随后建立了一种“前政府”，这将为韩国获得独立后的实际政府奠定基础，大韩民国临时政府旧址，就位于上海黄浦区马当路306弄4号。
This was also approved by China, although it was a considerable risk because they were also being invaded by Japanese imperialism at that time. If I remember correctly, the last emperor Puyi often praised the courage of the Korean people.
这也得到了中国的批准，尽管这是一个相当大的风险，因为他们当时也在蒙受日本帝国主义的侵略。如果我没记错的话，末代皇帝溥仪也经常称赞韩国人的勇气。
As we all know, after the outbreak of the Korean War, the situation began to deteriorate.
众所周知，朝鲜战争爆发后，情况开始恶化。
As China becomes more open, trade with South Korea is inevitable. In modern times, the situation has begun to improve slightly. Today, China is still the largest export partner of South Korea, far more than the United States and Japan combined.
随着中国更加开放，与韩国的贸易不可避免，在现代，情况开始稍微好转。时至今日，中国仍然是韩国最大的出口伙伴，远远超过美国和日本的总和。
To be honest, the overall image of the two countries in the public mind of the other side is not very good due to the misleading negative comments on the Internet and the influence of relevant international events. In general, we fear them politically and militarily, respect their culture and rich history, and rely on them economically. When they look down on us or react violently to our decisions, we feel frustrated.
说实话，由于互联网舆论场负面议论的误导和相关国际事件的影响，两国在对方公众心中的总体形象不太好。总的来说，我们在政治和军事上害怕他们，尊重他们的文化和丰富的历史，在经济上依赖他们，当他们看不起我们或对我们的决定作出激烈反应时，我们感到沮丧。
But as a big country, China is vital to the survival of South Korea.
可中国作为一个大国，对韩国的生存至关重要。
Both South Korea and North Korea are heavily dependent on China; The DPRK China relationship is regarded as a friendship forged by China's blood. Seoul is highly dependent on China in trade. The ROK is forced to participate in the chip "four party alliance" established by the United States. The ROK also specially sends its foreign minister to China to explain the situation.
韩国和朝鲜都严重依赖中国；朝中关系被视为中国鲜血凝结成的友谊，首尔在贸易上对中国的高度依赖，韩国被迫参与美国组建的芯片“四方联盟”，还要专门派遣外长来华说明情况。
After China sternly condemned the Thaad incident, several of the largest brands we expanded in China began to collapse, and then the whole stock market plummeted, with a huge impact. We are still worried that the "old man" in the White House on the other side of the Pacific may cause China's anger again and have a chain effect involving South Korea.
当中国对散德事件进行严厉谴责后，我们在中国扩张的几个最大品牌开始崩溃，随后整个股市暴跌，影响是巨大的。我们仍然担心太平洋彼岸白宫里的“老头”可能再次引发中国的愤怒，产生连锁效应牵连到韩国。
My personal view on this issue is that I am not obsessed with everything about China, but I am obsessed with Chinese culture and people. I think this can show the true "China".
我个人对这个问题的看法是，我并不痴迷于中国的一切，但对中国的文化和人民很着迷，我想这才能展现真正的“中国”。