Chinese netizens have picked the actor Kim Soo-hyun, fashion district Dongdaemun and snack food gimbap as their favorite things about Korea.

The state-run Korea Tourism Organization and Chinese Internet portal Baidu released their joint survey on the newest hallyu trends on Tuesday.

Hallyu actor Kim Soo-hyun. (OSEN)

According to the data, Kim, the star of SBS’ hit drama “My Love from the Star,” topped the list of favorite Korean celebrities while gimbap was the most tempting Korean food.

After gimbap, the main food-related words Chinese Internet users typed into search bars were kimchi, dolsot bibimbap, bulgogi, tteokbokki, budae jjigae and naengmyeon. Samgyetang and jajangmyeon followed next.

Korean traditional food "gimbap."

The most-searched-for travel-related keywords among Chinese netizens were Korean visa, Korean food, Korean tour guide, map of Korea, weather in Korea, Korean duty free, Korean cosmetic surgery and must-have Korean makeup kits.

As for Chinese consumers’ favorite Korean cosmetics brands, Seolhwasoo, Mamonde and Iope were first, second and third, respectively, followed by Missha and Amore.

According to the survey, Chinese young women in their 20s and 30s were most interested in traveling in Korea. This age bracket also turned out to prefer shopping in Dongdaemun and Myeong-dong to visiting amusement parks.

Chinese tourists are shopping in "Pyeonghwa Market Place" in Dongdaemun, Seoul.

A shopping plaza in Dongdaemu, Seoul.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)