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This paper is designed to facilitate the cultural exchanges between Korea and China and enhance mutual understanding by examining the characteristics of stereotypes of Chinese students in Korea. Especially, it is meaningful to check the difference of recognition between Chinese students in Korea and people in China about stereotypes about Korea. However, since it is difficult to correctly identify the stereotypes as subjective perception, in order to take this issue on a multi-dimensional scale, this study aims to look at the stereotypes in two categories: the experienced perception after some time of stay in Korea and the assumed perception before arriving in Korea. The purpose of this study is to investigate the stereotype about Korean society and culture by using Q-methodology. As this is a perception study, 70 Q-statements were sampled from the Q-concourse which representative of the general perception of Korean society and culture. The 70 Q-statements were sorted by thirteen Chinese college students (P-samples) in Korea. We conducted sorting twice for thirteen Chinese college students in Korea. First, Chinese students in Korea asked themselves how they perceive Korea. Second, Chinese students in Korea asked how students in China perceive Korea. As a result of the Q analysis, the self perceptions in Korea and the others perception in china were classified into four types. First genre, Types 1 and 4 are estimated others perception, respectively, as ‘Korean Wave culture type' and 'Positive social type'. Second genre, Types 2 and 3 are self perceptions as ’Negative social type' and 'Oriental culture type'. Based on the results of the analysis, Chinese students who are direct experience of Korea understand Korean culture as Oriental culture and have a strong negative perception toward Korea. On the other hand, Chinese estimates have a positive social perception. And they have an attractive perception of Korea due to the influence of media such as the Korean Wave. This study found the variations of stereotypes according to whether one had the experience of Korea or not and furthermore discovered the possibility to formalize the Chinese stereotypes toward Korea in detail. There is a need for additional research on whether Chinese students in Korea are increasing their negative perceptions through experience in Korea.