China is a very tolerant country and has attracted countless people from other countries over its long history. There are some foreign friends who are reluctant to leave after coming to China. Some of them have even inherited their traditions in my country for thousands of years,

China is a very tolerant country and has attracted countless people from other countries over its long history.

There are some foreign friends who are reluctant to leave after coming to China. Some of them have even inherited their traditions in my country for thousands of years, and their descendants are still living in China today.

For example, the Jews living in Kaifeng, Henan Province speak authentic Henan dialect and thank China for hosting them for thousands of years.

then. When did their ancestors settle in China? They claimed that their ancestors came from the Tang and Song Dynasties. At that time, China was very open and did not mind the arrival of foreigners.

Their ancestors felt that China was very prosperous and liked the life here very much, so they settled in the Kaifeng area and have never left.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, an episode occurred. A missionary from the West accidentally met a Jew living in China. He learned about the existence of the Kaifeng Jewish community and took the initiative to come to Kaifeng to contact these Jews. .

The missionary wrote in his letter that Kaifeng at that time. There are more than 500 Jewish families, with a total population of about 4,000 to 5,000 people.

They have lived in Kaifeng for many years and have long forgotten the language they used to speak. They all speak Chinese and the clothes they wear are no different from ordinary Chinese residents.

What surprised the missionaries even more was that these Jews could even take part in the imperial examinations and do other work according to their own needs.

The status of Jews in the world is not high. Compared with other Jews living in foreign countries, the Jews living in Kaifeng are obviously much happier.

When the missionaries discovered the Kaifeng Jews, the Jews had spread all over the world. The existence of the Kaifeng Jews did not attract much international attention. The missionaries did not keep in contact with them and soon went elsewhere.

After entering the 20th century, some Jews living in the Shanghai concession accidentally heard about the Jews in Kaifeng.

They took the initiative to come to Kaifeng and contact the Kaifeng Jews, trying to get them to learn the Jewish language and help them restore Jewish traditions.

However, their goal was not achieved. The Jews living in the Kaifeng area were basically fully Chineseized.

When the Jews from the concession spoke to them in their native Jewish language, they could not understand them at all. It was almost like listening to a book from heaven. In the end, the Jews from the Shanghai Concession reluctantly left Henan and did not continue to force the descendants of Jews in Kaifeng to restore traditional customs.

To this day, there are still many Jewish descendants living in Kaifeng, Henan. Nowadays, they are only slightly different from Chinese people in appearance, and everything else is similar. They celebrate the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival like Chinese people do, and they also post Spring Festival couplets on their doors.

So, how does the international community view Kaifeng Jews ? The Israeli official claimed that the descendants of the Jews living in the Kaifeng area were not the same people as them because they did not retain any Jewish customs and habits. However, Israel did not specifically object to the Kaifeng Jews Hou Yi returning to recognize their ancestors. After all, their blood relationship is relatively close.

So, have the descendants of Kaifeng Jews gone back to recognize their ancestors? Some people feel that there are many compatriots in Israel and take the initiative to apply, hoping to become Israeli citizens.

Some people also think that they are out-and-out Chinese people who have nothing to do with the Jews in Israel and do not want to join them in the past.

Whether they are descendants of Jews who went to Israel or descendants of Jews who stayed in Kaifeng to continue living, they all have deep feelings for China and hope that China will become better. Because this is the place where they have lived for many years and have precious memories that they will never forget.