African Roots Of China
Africans launched Chinese civilisation
By Nsaka Sesepkekiu
Student of African and Asian Studies
Faculty of Humanities
University of the West Indies
Trinidad and Tobago
Whenever we hear the term “Chinese” we often associate the word with short slanted eyed people who can fight kung fu. With the recent celebration of establishment of the People’s Republic of China, I wish not only to congratulate them but also to add some insight into their history.
The original, first, native, primitive inhabitants of China were black Africans who arrived there about 100,000 years ago and dominated the region until a few thousand years ago when the Mongol advance into that region began. These Africans who fled the Mongol onslaught can still be found in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands misnomered Nigritos or “small black men.” The Agta of the Philippines is one such example. Indeed archeology, forensic and otherwise confirm that China’s first two dynasties, the Xia and the Ch’ang/Sh’ang, were largely Black African with an Australoid, called “Madras Indian” or “Chamar” in Trinidad, present in small percentages. These Africans would carry an art of fighting developed in the Horn of Africa into China which today we call martial arts: Tai Chi, Kung fu and Tae Kwon Do. Even the oracle of the I-Ching came with a later African group, the Akkadians of Babylon.
Around 500 BCE an African living in India called Gautama would establish a religion called Buddhism which would come to dominate Chinese thought. Any one who is in doubt should consult Geoffrey Higgins’s Anacalypsis, Albert Churchward’s Origin and development of Religions, Gerald Massey’s Egypt the Light of the World, Riunoko Rashidi’s African Presence in Early Asia and J A Roger’s Sex and Race Vol 1. Many Africans survived the Mongol invasion into the twentieth century only to be exterminated by Chairman Mao’s programme of Cultural cleansing. Under this programme millions of Africans and Afro-Asians were killed from 1951-1956. Contribute we still did, giving the People’s Republic of China its first Chief Minister in the name of Eugene Chen, a Trinidadian of George Street, Port-of-Spain, who was of an African mother and a Chinese father.
For further reading on this individual one should consult J A Rogers’ World’s Great Men of Colour Vol I. So next time the word China or Chinese is mentioned remember that Africans played a pivotal role in launching what is called Chinese civilisation, if such a thing exists.
January 21st, 2007 at 3:48 pm
I read of the “Cultural cleansing”
in a book called the little chinese seamstress by Dai Sijie who was actually a part of that programe much like Hitler and the jews I to and a few friends from Trinidad like my self are from this mix of “races” and we each look so different you would never be able to really tell.
Always happy to have more info on any subject
Respectfully Prudence Young-Gordon
January 22nd, 2007 at 10:35 am
Peace&Blessings, I enjoy the information you provided on your website.It is very inspirational and informal. If you can e-mail some metaphysical ancient african material, I would appreciate it.
January 28th, 2007 at 12:08 am
for jans sake adam was black even god himself is black
February 5th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
I am black, but you have got to be kidding me. There is no need for this kind of lies and propaganda. I know the black race has been belittle to the point of no return, but that does not make chance for what you are trying to do.
February 9th, 2007 at 7:31 am
“There is no need for this kind of lies and propaganda. I know the black race has been belittle to the point of no return, but that does not make chance for what you are trying to do” - Hope
Nsaka has presented facts to back-up his argument. on the other hand your statement offers no counter points. nobody is trying to “do” anything this information has been known for eons. read Dr. Chancellor Williams’ “The Destruction of Black Civilization” and you’ll the African presence in south China mentioned. Present fact that refutes what Nsaka has written instead bombarding us with emotional rhetoric
February 18th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
hello; blacks ancient pass has been so thoughly hidden by the arch E LIE Agist that we enlighten blacks must have patience with those of us who are still a sleep. I myself came kicking and screeming into the knowlege of our pass.
so i understand how hard it for some blacks to believe these truths. as for the black origins of china ; i will simply say the biggest problem i had was with the eyes . SO i did some research most blacks as well as whites do not know that slanted eyes is an african trait and origin YES black africans thick lips wholley hair .I will be glad to send a picture to the blog owner upon request . let you be the judge.
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February 24th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
It sickening that some of our own black brethren are the quickest to view information such as this and proclaim, “No, it’s not true!” We can’t even embrace the idea of actually being a constructive people who have contributed to the development of the earth. We can’t even accept the fact that our history begins before the slave ships.
April 4th, 2007 at 7:39 am
as to those debating about africans being the founding fathers of china I suggest the descendents of chin and the desendents of tribes in what today is called africa take a dna test and this will settle the arguement. I have no other opinion to this matter.
April 4th, 2007 at 7:55 am
in reply to JamalDOA, you wrote, We can’t even accept the fact that our history begins before the slave ships. Well guess what? My ancestors are not from the slave ships and were never slaves. Like thousands of other Blacks we immigrated to america in the late eighteen hundreds to ellis island. mine came from africa. WE came looking for the same opportunities as the europeans. thus, all the african americans didnt come from the slave ships. mine came from east africa. add this to your black history.
April 4th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
deep. thank you for sharing.
April 11th, 2007 at 8:30 am
History is such a confusing thing that is impossible for any of us to know exactly where it began and that makes it interesting to those who are learning it.
April 11th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I cannot believe that this information is available and accepted and it still remains obscure and is not further researched. It makes you think about the full extent of African influence as well.
April 11th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
this article helps me to understand the amount of infulence in which the african’s had on other nations. i did not know that african’s had such and influnce acorss asia.
April 11th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
i did not know that africa had that much influnce on the world. that they controled parts of asia, in the early years.
April 11th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
I’ve never heard of such a thing before. I feel like information like this should be readily available and continued to be investigated. Yet, it’s being ignored and hidden.
April 11th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
It seems like there is a lot of information out there that describes what really happened historically. Maybe the Internet can be used to get the information out to more people. It is unfortunate that people refuse to accept certain things because their views are biased.
April 11th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I’ve always read how terrible Mao was as a ruler and how poorly he treated his people. I do not remember and specific examples of his brutal treatment of his people. This article truly showed why Mao was a terrible ruler and how poorly his people were treated. It is unfortunate that the world allows rulers like that to stay in power for so long.
April 11th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
I thought this was very informative and now I’m curious to know more about this history. Buddhism has always been associated so strongly with Chinese people, I would have never thought it was established by an African!
April 11th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I feel that it is hard to explain why Chinese people have slanted eyes and slick hair and why Black people have a certain texture of hair but I feel that through mixtures of many genes somehow some way we are all connected. This is why I feel I would not be shocked if I found genetics that a Afrcan may obtain will possibly be in someone who is Chinese.
April 11th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
I am interetsed in reading more about what Mao actually did and how he did it
April 12th, 2007 at 4:23 am
I feel that this article has once again proven the fact that there is a common linkage in Africa with all ethnic backgrounds and cultures. I think that it was also interesting to know that an art such as Tae Kwon Do originated in Africa.
April 12th, 2007 at 5:18 am
I had no idea that Buddhism was founded by an African. That’s amazing to me and I’m wondering why I’m a senior in college and am just now knowing about this. It just goes to show that we cannot rely on our educational system to teach us real history.
April 12th, 2007 at 6:30 am
I was shocked to find that Africa took part in Asia. I had never heard that they genetically tested that they were there.
April 15th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
i’m 19yrs old and i’ve never heard of such information. is there a reason why such things are kept away from us? sometimes i wonder why we pay such money going to school when we arent informed about our true origin
July 1st, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Just remember that history is written by those who won…just take a look at the “Black History” literature in your history textbooks…how much did they explain about the Tuskeegee airmen?
July 5th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
I thought that reading was extremely interesting reguardless if it is truth to it or not. The point is to just keep an open mind to any kind of possibility just in case there is one. People need to stop being judemental to everything because they were not even there. Just say I dont know and gather all the information and education that you can get. HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE AND POWER!
September 24th, 2007 at 8:46 am
I wish to say to those who claim that there is no truth in what I say’before you criticise seek first to analyse that which you do not understand’. I am presently pursuing my PhD at the University of Cambridge where I just completed my M.Phil. What I have learned while there is that we, blacks, Africans or Negroes as we so fondly refer to ourselves are so afraid of who we are that we accept whatever is told to us even when it betrays all commonsense and the evidence is so overwhelming. Well if you wish to check it up read a WHITE brotha called Harris who wrote a book called ‘The African Presence in Early Asia’” or G. Higgin’s “Anacalypsis”. I also wish to say that it is rediculous of Africans in the west to claim that Africans do not like them. I have made many African friends and some who have hated me but it was no different from the white response yet we make all efforts to be in their company. It is no different from our island tribalism where Trini’s do not like small-islanders. One wise person once said “he who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool, disregard him”
September 24th, 2007 at 8:49 am
DNA test have been done. Search for it in National Geographic. Look at the Adamese and Jarawa of the Bay of Bengal or simply google “Negritos” and see what comes up. Look up the Agta for example. Also see the Khoi-Khoi of South Africa who have YELLOW skin and SLANTED eyes.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:48 am
I have again been reading and stumbled upon this site in my search for information. Many of you are surprised by the lack of information provided through the education systems. You must rememer that the goal is misinformation, destruction of self image and power over that help keep a people down. History is written from the perspective of the controlling powers. Listen to the history of the oppressed, note the differences. You must not simply accept what is handed to you as fact… you must learn to question, challenge and seek out truth. You have an accountability to educate yourself about who we are as Black people, or you will never know the true strength, knowledge and beauty that we come from. We will only be given the negative images for our children to emulate and destroy themselves. Gather your information from more than one source, look around at the world, travel, see the influence of African roots in the world.