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Re: semiOT: intriguing Chinese "Jews"

From:Douglas Koller, Latin & French <latinfrench@...>
Date:Monday, February 23, 2004, 14:49
Monkey King contributes:

>In a message dated 2004:02:19 01:35:03 AM, my mom writes: > >>Your article about the Jews in China is very interesting. I also know >>of another group of Jews in the city of KaiFeng (Open Wind) in Northern >>China. There are also many evidences such as clothing, worship, features >>to set them apart as Jewish even though they have blended with the >Chinese >down the years
I'm being petty here, but "Kaifeng" de "feng" is not "wind" but "seal" (as in "hermetic seal", not the animal). Kou