Before the end of the Ming dynasty (1644), other than Kaifeng, there were several other Jewish communities in China. It is still unknown how all these communities eventually perished. HANGZHOU (杭州) Hangzhou became an important city in Chinese history when the Sui Dynasty (隋朝, 581–618) made it the southern terminus of the Jing-Hang Grand Canal …
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