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To: blam
The deal was they had a "bridge" on their noses. The story goes that the Chinese emperor killed off everyone with a bridge.

This is believed to be apocryphal.

Still, modern Japanese may be found who have a "bridge". There's also a vast number of them who have "beep" noses like Charley Brown.

117 posted on 02/15/2007 6:18:28 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
"The deal was they had a "bridge" on their noses. The story goes that the Chinese emperor killed off everyone with a bridge."

Also, light or curly hair.

119 posted on 02/15/2007 6:32:42 PM PST by blam
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To: muawiyah

Also, on some of the hakka web sites, I've seen them argue among themselves about whether they are Han or not.


120 posted on 02/15/2007 6:41:18 PM PST by blam
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