{"id":590,"date":"2010-06-03T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feelnubia.com\/?p=590"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:07:53","slug":"africas-600-year-old-chinese-fable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/index.php\/2010\/discover-history\/africas-600-year-old-chinese-fable\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s Chinese &#8220;Fable&#8221;: 600 Years of Mixed History"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"attachment_3060\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-image-3060 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/feelnubia.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-50x38.jpg 50w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-350x263.jpg 350w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/feelnubiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/black-man-in-nosering-and-sumo-hair-unsplash-650x650-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An African man with a chonmage (Chinese sumo wrestler&#8217;s hairstyle) and a nose-ring (Image: Unsplash)<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<h2>Africa\u2019s 600-Year-Old \u201cChinese Fable\u201d: What History and Mixed Heritage Reveal<\/h2>\r\n<p>In 2009, China made an unexpected move. It named Ding Hui\u2014a young man of mixed African and Chinese heritage\u2014to the national men\u2019s volleyball team. The decision turned heads in a country where mixed-race citizens remain rare and often misunderstood.<\/p>\r\n<p>Ding Hui, born in the eastern city of Hangzhou to a Chinese mother and a South African father, began playing competitive volleyball as a teenager. His rise to national prominence forced many Chinese to confront deep-seated ideas about race and identity.<\/p>\r\n<p>Not long before, another mixed-race individual, Lou Jing, faced intense public scrutiny when she appeared on a Chinese reality show. Lou, who is African-Chinese, was selected to represent Shanghai. But critics insisted she didn\u2019t belong on Chinese television\u2014let alone as a representative of the city\u2014simply because she didn\u2019t have fair skin. In China, pale skin remains a dominant beauty ideal. Lou\u2019s appearance ignited a national debate: Who is allowed to be \u201cChinese\u201d?<\/p>\r\n<p>These two stories, though contemporary, point to a deeper, older narrative.<\/p>\r\n<h3>The Chinese Return to Africa<\/h3>\r\n<p>China\u2019s modern engagement with Africa is nothing short of transformative. Since 2000, trade between the two has doubled every three years, surpassing $107 billion in 2008 and overtaking the United States as Africa\u2019s largest trading partner. Today, over 800,000 Chinese citizens work across the African continent.<\/p>\r\n<p>In cities like Shanghai, this new reality is changing demographics. Between 1994 and 2008, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau recorded an average of 3,000 mixed-race marriages per year. Yet despite this visible change, Chinese society still lacks a formal identity category for mixed-race children. Birth registration must align with one of the 56 government-approved ethnic groups. Those of blended heritage remain unrecognized.<\/p>\r\n<p>This dilemma adds weight to the stories of Ding Hui and Lou Jing. They represent not only a growing community but also a rising identity crisis. In a world growing more global by the day, where do mixed-race individuals fit?<\/p>\r\n<h3>A Sunken Past Resurfaces<\/h3>\r\n<p>China\u2019s links to Africa aren\u2019t new. A recent archaeological mission is uncovering physical proof of this centuries-old connection. A team of Chinese archaeologists arrived in Kenya to search for a lost vessel from the Ming Dynasty\u2014evidence of a Chinese armada that reached the Kenyan coast in the early 15th century.<\/p>\r\n<p>The legendary fleet was led by Admiral Zheng He, who sailed as far as Malindi in 1418. According to local Kenyan folklore, when one of the Chinese ships sank near the shore, a few survivors swam to safety. They earned the villagers\u2019 trust by slaying a large python that had terrorized the community. In gratitude, the locals allowed them to stay and marry into the community. Today, their descendants still live in that area.<\/p>\r\n<p>The ongoing \u00a32 million archaeological project is centered around the coastal towns of Lamu and Malindi. DNA tests in Siyu village\u2014conducted on Swahili families with both oral histories and distinct facial features\u2014have confirmed traces of Chinese ancestry. One descendant, 19-year-old Mwamaka Shirafu, received a full scholarship to study traditional medicine in China.<\/p>\r\n<h3>A New Kind of Aid?<\/h3>\r\n<p>This connection comes at a crucial time. While Western aid to Africa is declining, China is stepping up. Jean-Michel Severino, former CEO of France\u2019s development agency, openly declared that the era of \u201ccompassionate\u201d aid to Africa is over.<\/p>\r\n<p>The facts support his claim. U.S. trade with Africa fell sharply from $141 billion in 2008 to $86 billion in 2009. Meanwhile, the IMF reports that the only regions showing economic growth during the global recession are Asia and Africa. Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous country, is now the world\u2019s third-fastest-growing economy, trailing only China and India.<\/p>\r\n<p>In Nigeria, Chinese investment is evident in large-scale projects like the $750 million Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC). Launched in 2006, the project is spearheaded by a Chinese consortium led by China Civil Engineering Construction Company. The initiative highlights both opportunity and risk\u2014emphasizing the need for African governments to negotiate confidently, especially when it comes to securing technology transfers and long-term benefits for local communities.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Race, Identity, and the African-Chinese Future<\/h3>\r\n<p>Despite this burgeoning relationship, cultural tensions persist. Chinese society continues to wrestle with racial identity. When Lou Jing said, \u201cOf course I can speak Chinese well\u2014it\u2019s my mother tongue,\u201d she was challenging centuries of narrow perceptions. Ding Hui, in his own quiet way, pushed back too. \u201cAll I want to do is play a good game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n<p>Their stories bring race into focus in a society still learning to embrace diversity. But the ancient tale of Admiral Zheng He and the villagers of Malindi reveals something else\u2014over time, race lines blur. Cultures mix. Families form. New stories emerge.<\/p>\r\n<p>For Africa, the key is to remain watchful and wise. As China lays down roots across the continent, we must remember the lessons of the past. The West once came bearing gifts\u2014religion, roads, rails\u2014and left with gold, oil, and people. Africa must engage the East on better terms.<\/p>\r\n<p>Because while China\u2019s presence in Africa is not new, this time, we can help write the ending.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Read more about people of <a href=\"https:\/\/feelnubia.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/sage\/sage-sakanoue-no-tamuramaro\/\">African descent in Asia<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[127,129,310,313,146,311,131],"class_list":["post-590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discover-history","tag-africa","tag-culture","tag-feel","tag-feelnubia","tag-history","tag-nubia","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Africa&#039;s Chinese &quot;Fable&quot;: 600 Years of Mixed History - 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