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To: blam

Funny its barely a theory written by westers who can barely speak any modern Chinese, not to mention ancient Chinese language which is significanlty more diffcult.

Actually if your claims is based on this book then the theory in this book is not consistant with well known Chinese historical documents which have recorded almost everything since eternality.

They even recorded minor things like some minor king from a minor kingdom like East Wu get a green/blue eye, so you know they certainly wont forget to record major events such as if there is a Han Emperor got a green eye.

But we all know, there is not a SINGLE chinese historical document has ever mentioned such unusual findings, so the conclusion we can draw is the theory in your book is very likely to be the usual nonsense from west.

Of cause this conclusion is based on the assumption that your claims, as you suggested, is indeed based on this book.

Btw, do you even know where is Tarim located?


16 posted on 11/21/2008 6:21:18 AM PST by ff52051
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To: ff52051
"Funny its barely a theory written by westerners who can barely speak any modern Chinese, not to mention ancient Chinese language which is significanlty more diffcult."

You should quit while you're ahead.

Dr Mair is one of the authors of the book:

Professor Victor Mair

Victor H. Mair (born 1943) is a Indo-Europeanist and Sinologist, and a Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States. Professor Mair has edited the standard Columbia History of Chinese Literature and the Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature.

Dr. Mair received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 1979. He is also founder and editor of Sino-Platonic Papers, an academic journal examining Chinese, East Asian and Central Asian linguistics and literature.

Dr. Mair specializes in early vernacular Chinese, and is responsible for translations of the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi. He has also collaborated on interdisciplinary research on the archeology of Eastern Central Asia. The American Philosophical Society awarded him membership in 2007.

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17 posted on 11/21/2008 6:52:09 AM PST by blam
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