崑崙 ( kūnlún )

崑崙 (KūnLún)Dark Skinned

Arab Slave Trade 7th – 20 centruy CE

(Approx. 650 – 1900)

Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

Notes on the Slave

Trade It is estimated that around 12,000,000 Africans were taken during the entire slave trade Many men and children were taken and sold to be used for labor, as servantsWomen were many taken and sold to be used as servants and concubines The slave trade declined and officially ended as more countries began to outlaw slavery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be5fVtuv-Ts5:388:01

Modern China

Tang Dynasty 618 – 906 CE

Secured overland trade routes as far as Syria and RomeOfficial Examination System enabled people with no government background to be government officialsThe Classical Period of Chinese Art and History

Song Dynasty: Northern (960 – 1127)

Unification after a war-torn Five Dynasties period Emergence of Landscape paintingShift to a society ruled by a central bureaucracyScholar officials chosen through a civil service examination

Song Dynasty: Southern (1127 – 1279)

The Jurchen A nomadic people from Northeast Asia invaded and created a Jin Dynasty above

Chinese and African Contact

Limited travel outside of China unless you were a scholar on an educational expedition Other information was received from Arab traders Questionable first contact with Africa:

Admiral Zhang during the 15th centuryDu Huan 751 AD: Conflict between China and the Arabs

Slavery in ChinaSlavery in China was different from chattel slavery in the United States.Slaves are taken to Guangzhou: Sizeable Arab Community in GuangzhouKunlunnu was originally used to describe people of darker skin color but as the Chinese people became accustomed to seeing African people, the usage of the word was changed to include them. Castration of the male slaves so they would not be able to mix with the population.

Perception of African (Kunlun) Slaves

In the beginning the Chinese were in awe of Africans

Diving to the depths of the ocean to find treasureThe emperor’s personal assistant

The Magical KunlunMagical powers of deception

Over time the Chinese were unimpressed

Ming Dynasty and Beyond (Closed Door Policy)

14th Century to 19th Century???

The Modern African Diaspora into China

China’s Interest in AfricaThe Do Everything but Ask

Policy

China sees the African continent as a “Gold Mine” for its natural resources that can be used to fuel it’s booming economy.Many African countries don’t see China as a threat because they don’t impose their views on them, unlike Western countries.

Africans Moving to China

While there are around 1,000,000 Chinese people residing in China, there are only a quarter of that number of African people in ChinaMany African’s are in China for

Business purposesSchoolDiplomatic ReasonsEtc

While the vast majority of Chinese people might not have a problem with African people residing in China legally, it’s the ones who aren’t that are creating unrest.

NPR Recordinghttp://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=151300553&m=151504055

Discussion Questions

Which of the 4 themes (Origins, Movement, Adaptation, and Transformation) do you see

standing out the most?

Do you think China closing its doors during the Ming Dynasty

had any effect on how they view Africans today?

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