Did you know there was a Jewish Diaspora all the way in China as early as the 800s? Yes really! Long before the west even had continual contact with China and still four centuries before Marco Polo would make his legendary expeditions to meet with Kublai Khan aKa Emperor Shizu of Yuan (China).

Some even made quite well for themselves, Marco Polo notably wrote about his shock to see Jewish traders all the way in China. Jews were even confusing to the Chinese rulers who often mistook them for muslims due to the similar theology

#jewishhistory #jew #jewish #judaism #china

Did you know there was a Jewish Diaspora all the way in China as early as the 800s? Yes really! Long before the west even had continual contact with China and still four centuries before Marco Polo would make his legendary expeditions to meet with Kublai Khan aKa Emperor Shizu of Yuan (China).

Some even made quite well for themselves, Marco Polo notably wrote about his shock to see Jewish traders all the way in China. Jews were even confusing to the Chinese rulers who often mistook them for muslims due to the similar theology

#jewishhistory #jew #jewish #judaism #china