| − | '''Kaifeng''' is a city in [[China]], which was the capital of China for much of the [[Silk Trade]], though Jews lived in Kaifeng before the Silk Trade, during this time, during the Silk Trade, Kaifeng had a large [[Jewish]] population, and is believed to be the earliest place in China, to be settled by Jews. Over time the Jewish population of Kaifeng assimilated and intermarried, despite this, some people can still trace their decent from the Kaifeng Jews, some of these people have recently returned to [[Judaism]]. | + | '''Kaifeng''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 开讽; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 開諷; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Kāifèng) is a city in [[China]], which was the capital of China for much of the [[Silk Trade]], though Jews lived in Kaifeng before the Silk Trade, during this time, during the Silk Trade, Kaifeng had a large [[Jewish]] population, and is believed to be the earliest place in China, to be settled by Jews. Over time the Jewish population of Kaifeng assimilated and intermarried, despite this, some people can still trace their decent from the Kaifeng Jews, some of these people have recently returned to [[Judaism]]. |
| | According to a stone monument in Kaifeng, [[Israel]]ites already came to Kaifeng in 231 BC<ref>[http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~magi9/isracam2.htm]</ref> | | According to a stone monument in Kaifeng, [[Israel]]ites already came to Kaifeng in 231 BC<ref>[http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~magi9/isracam2.htm]</ref> |