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The interactionw as not a positive one, i.e. "Northern peoples" were considered barbaric in Chinese culture and their customs/couisines would by extension be sh
by Jun8 12y ago
The interactionw as not a positive one, i.e. "Northern peoples" were considered barbaric in Chinese culture and their customs/couisines would by extension be shunned, see e.g. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/ft/2011/05/kicking_up_a_stink.html http://www.slate.com/articles/life/ft/2011/05/kicking_up_a_s...
- InclinedPlane 12y agoThat's not what happened. The history of nomadic peoples in China is a continuing series of episodes of nomads conquering, then settling down and becoming a part of the local population. Just as happened with the Vikings in Europe.