1890: Japan eradicated Korea, and there was a chaotic period with disruption by the warlord of Shantung, Japanese police, the Boxers, and bandits; during this period another 8,00O Chinese laborers went there to work in the mines.
一八九○年﹘ ﹘日本消滅朝鮮，然而山東省軍閥、日警、義和團、馬賊四處作亂，因此仍有近八千華工到此採礦。