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Jews have lived in China for thousands of years. Why are they rarely seen now？

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Jews in China.

Author | Pei Lin

Editor | ｜Thomas

The Jewish nation originated in Canaan (present-day Palestine). In the first century A.D., due to the uprising against the Roman Empire, it was driven out of its hometown and scattered in all directions. From then on, until the founding of Israel in 1948, they drifted for almost two thousand years.

▲ In 70 AD, the resistance to Roman rule failed, and the Jews were driven out of their homes and scattered in all directions.

The vast majority of Jews are scattered in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and some Jews continue to migrate to China in the farther east. Although the Silk Road is long, it has already spread China’s influence to every corner of the world. According to modern archaeological discoveries, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, Jews had arrived in China to engage in trade.

At the beginning of the 11th century, Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, formed the first Jewish community, and gradually achieved the same social status as the Han people. From modern times to World War II, the number of Jews in China reached tens of thousands, reaching a historical peak.

After World War II, the vast majority of Jews left China, so that a brand-new minority was not formed, and only a few Jewish descendants were integrated into the Chinese nation. What happened in the meantime?

▲ Schematic diagram of the distribution of Jews in the world after the Great Diaspora

I the rise and fall of the Jewish community in Kaifeng

According to archaeological experts, as early as the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were Jews doing business in the Central Plains. It has been confirmed by archaeological excavations that a large number of Jews arrived in China in the Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning of the 20th century, British and French explorers discovered Hebrew letters and prayers in Xinjiang, and the writing time was determined around 718 AD, that is, the early reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Experts believe that these Jews came to China to do business through the overland Silk Road.

▲ The British explorer Stein discovered the earliest Hebrew letter, and he is also one of the biggest cultural relics thieves in China.

The northern song dynasty failed to regain control of the western regions, and the silk road on land was no longer safe and prosperous, and the silk road on the sea rose accordingly. In October 998, a group of Jews arrived in China by Arab merchant ships, then passed through Quanzhou and Yangzhou, and arrived in Kaifeng, the capital at that time.

Modern research shows that these Jews should belong to the Jewish community in the Persian region. Their preserved Jewish scriptures are consistent with Persian Jews, and their DNA is closer to Middle Eastern Jews. This view occupies a dominant position in the current academic circles.

The Song Dynasty was a relatively open and tolerant dynasty. Arabs, Persians, Europeans and other foreigners were not discriminated against, and their business was unimpeded. They could also become officials in the DPRK, and Jews were no exception.

▲ Jews from the Middle East arrived in Kaifeng through the Maritime Silk Road.

Because of good management, Jews began to buy real estate, formed their own community in a street in Kaifeng and Heshun District, and their lives were quite rich. Kaifeng people call Jews "people who give happiness", which is the transliteration of "Israel" by Song people.

Kaifeng people like exotic goods brought by Jews, but they are also curious about their religious rituals and customs, but they are not offended at all, which makes Jews feel safe and satisfied. In order to gain the official recognition of the Song Dynasty, Jews learned from other foreigners and made an audience with Song Zhenzong through the Ministry of Rites, hoping to live in Kaifeng forever.

In 1008, Song Zhenzong issued a letter, saying, "It’s midsummer for me, and I will abide by the ancestral style and leave the capital of song dynasty", allowing them to take the imperial examination and keep their own customs. In 1127, Song Huizong ordered that one hundred and twenty pieces of silver be appropriated to help them build a synagogue.

▲ In the Qingming Riverside Map, Kaifeng was the largest city in the world at that time, accommodating all foreign nationalities.

Unfortunately, before this hall was built, Jurchen from the north had already arrived in Enemy at the Gates, breached Kaifeng, and captured Emperor Huiqin, and the Northern Song Dynasty ended, which was known as the "Jingkang Change".

The Jewish community in Kaifeng has just emerged, with a population of just over 500, and it has to face a brand-new "Jin" dynasty. Jews chose to stay in Kaifeng and continue to run their own business. In fact, due to the lack of talents in financial management in the "Jin" and "Yuan" Hu dynasties, the status of Jews has been improved.

Jin Dynasty Emperor Wan Yanliang intended to follow the example of the Northern Song Dynasty in issuing paper money "Jiaozi", but all the coin-making officials in the Song Dynasty fled south, and Wan Yanliang was unavailable. Therefore, some ministers proposed that Jews should finish this work.

▲ Jin Dynasty’s "Jiaozi" and its impression. The Jews designed the first edition of "Jiaozi" for the Jin Dynasty in the style of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Jews learned from the mature experience of paper money in the Northern Song Dynasty, coupled with their own business talent, and designed the Jin version of "Jiaozi" in just a few days. In addition, they also suggested that the Jin Dynasty set up a special paper money management institution "Pedestrian", which can be regarded as the embryonic form of the bank and has some functions of the central bank.

In 1163, in order to reward the contribution of the Jews, the Jin Dynasty allocated funds to build the first synagogue in the Hutong of Kaifeng. After the destruction of gold in the Yuan Dynasty, Jews continued to serve the Yuan Dynasty, which was also recognized by the Yuan Dynasty. In 1279, the hall was rebuilt, with an area of more than 10,000 square meters.

The real peak of the Jewish community in Kaifeng was in the Ming Dynasty, which grew to more than 500 households with more than 5,000 people. They not only gave themselves the Chinese surname, but also became officials through the imperial examination, and began to accept Confucianism, naturalized Chinese civilization, and their social status was completely equal to that of Han people.

▲ At the end of the 20th century, overseas Jews visited the Jewish old site in Kaifeng.

In other parts of the world, Jews insist on using their own Hebrew language and writing, but this situation has changed in China. During the hundreds of years from Song Dynasty to Ming Dynasty, Kaifeng Jews gradually learned Chinese in their long-term common life with Chinese. What’s more, Chinese never discriminates against them, which makes them have no reason to refuse to learn Chinese.

The problem of intermarriage with Chinese also experienced the process from prohibition to relaxation. After the Song Dynasty, there were wars in China, and there were few foreign Jews. In order to maintain the reproduction and survival of the Jewish community, they began to intermarry with Chinese. According to statistics in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Kaifeng Jews married at least 40 non-Jewish women.

In language, marriage, culture, employment and so on, Kaifeng Jews are more and more like Chinese. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Jincheng, the leader of Kaifeng Jews, did not know Hebrew. They still kept their ancestors’ scriptures and genealogy, but no one gathered for church again and the synagogue was in ruins.

▲ Jewish memorial hall and Jewish genealogy in Kaifeng city.

In 1854, the Yellow River flooded, the Kaifeng synagogue was razed to the ground, religious ceremonies stopped completely, the whole Jewish community disintegrated completely, and some remaining cultural relics were snapped up by foreign missionaries. The former site of the synagogue was later sold and turned into the present Kaifeng Chinese Medicine Hospital.

At this point, the Jewish community in Kaifeng was founded in 998 AD, dissipated in the early 20th century, went through a whole thousand years, and finally completely integrated into the Chinese nation. At present, there are about 200 descendants of Jews in Kaifeng. Some people are still trying to get back the memories of their ancestors, but they all think they are Chinese, just to find their roots.

▲ The last relic of Kaifeng Jewish synagogue is an ancient well in Kaifeng Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Second, Jewish businessmen doing business in China in modern times

After being forced to leave Canaan, Jews scattered in all directions. By the middle ages, it had been divided into three main groups: Eastern Jews distributed in the Arab region; Sefadi Jews are distributed in the Mediterranean region; Ashkenaz Jews are distributed in continental Europe. Since modern times, the global colonization activities of Europeans have made the activity areas of three parts of Jews overlap.

Many Sefadi Jews have joined Britain, France and other nationalities. They followed the footsteps of European colonists and established business networks around the world. As soon as China was opened to the world by the Opium War, Sefadi Jews beat us to it and made investments and business in China. Sassoon was the representative among them.

▲ Sassoon Building, located at the Nanjing intersection of the Bund, is now part of the Peace Hotel.

David sassoon, the founder of Sassoon Foreign Firm, is a British Jew and one of the British businessmen who export opium to China the most. After 1840, Sassoon opened foreign firms in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai, especially in Shanghai, which was a great success, dealing in opium, cotton yarn, arms and so on, with branches all over the country.

The flourishing development of the Sefadi Jewish business group in Shanghai led to the establishment of the Jewish community in Shanghai, including Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and schools. In 1910, the Shanghai Jewish Association was formally established, and then a larger synagogue was built and Jewish newspapers were founded, which played a role in rallying Shanghai Jews.

▲ The former site of Shanghai Jewish General Association, founded in 1911, is located at No.722 Nanjing West Road.

The Shanghai Jewish community, dominated by Sefadi Jews, is relatively small in number, but has strong economic strength. Their main purpose is charity relief, and they also set up the Shanghai Jewish Saint Society, which specializes in this work. The agency opened a hospital in 1934 to help Jews living in Shanghai.

Almost at the same time that Sefadi Jews established the Shanghai community, another group of Jews also established their own community in China. They are Jews from Russia and belong to Ashkenaz Jews on the European continent. Unlike the wealthy Sefadi Jews, these Russian Jews came to China to take refuge.

Third, Russian Jews who took refuge in China in modern times

At the end of 19th century, Ashkenaz Jews were mainly distributed in Germany, Poland, Russia and other countries, among which the living environment of Russian Jews was worse. The czar government not only forced them to convert to the Orthodox Church, but also imposed heavy taxes and military service. The constant wave of anti-Semitism in Russia also frightened Jews.

Just in order to develop the Far East and encourage Europeans to emigrate, the czar government adopted a more relaxed ethnic policy in the Far East. As a result, Jews poured into the Far East, and the Soviet Union even established a Jewish autonomous prefecture on the Sino-Russian border. Some Jews also entered Harbin, a city in China occupied by Russia, and the Shanghai Concession.

▲ Harbin Jewish Church, which has been changed to Jewish History and Culture Museum.

Before the October Revolution in Russia, more than 6,000 Jews lived in Harbin and operated hundreds of industrial and commercial enterprises. After the "October Revolution", a large number of wealthy old Russian aristocrats fled Russia for fear of the red regime, and many of them came to Harbin and Shanghai.

The number of Russian Jews in Harbin has soared to more than 20,000, and the number of Russian Jews in Shanghai has also exceeded 4,000. There are also some Russian Jews who moved from Harbin to Tianjin Concession, reaching 3500 at most.

▲ Tianjin synagogue, located at the intersection of Nanjing Road and Zhengzhou Road in Heping District.

Russian Jews in Shanghai did not completely join the Sefadi Jewish community from the beginning, and kept their independence. After their number was greatly increased, they set up their own independent organization in 1932.

Compared with the charity function of Sefadi Jewish community, Russian Jews pay more attention to the propaganda and activities of Zionism. Zionism is the idea of returning to Palestine and establishing a Jewish homeland. Russian Jews all over China have established Zionist organizations to unite Jews.

Russian Jews are the majority of modern Jews who have lived in China for a long time. They came to China because of persecution and were full of enthusiasm for Zionism.

Fourth, Jewish refugees who took refuge in China during World War II

In 1933, the German Nazis came to power, showing an obvious anti-Semitic tendency. Some German Jews began to leave their motherland and went to relatives and friends all over the world. By the summer of 1937, about 1,500 Jews had arrived in Shanghai by normal sea.

▲ Nazi Germany set off a climax of anti-Semitism, and Jews fled Germany and German-controlled areas.

In August 1937, Germany set off a large-scale wave of anti-Semitism, and the number of Jews coming to China increased sharply. In two years, at least 20,000 Jews arrived in Shanghai. When the world closed its doors to Jews, Shanghai opened its doors to these Jewish refugees for two reasons:

The first is that Shanghai was in a delicate period at that time. After the Battle of Songhu in 1937, most of Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese, and the China government lost its jurisdiction over Shanghai. As a result, Shanghai has become a "free port" and can enter without any proof or guarantee.

▲ Jews fled Nazi Germany.

The second reason is the act of He Fengshan, Consul General of China in Austria. Seeing that the Nazi persecution of Jews is getting worse, He Fengshan, Britain and the United States and other countries refused to accept more Jewish refugees, issued Chinese visas to a large number of Austrian Jews to help them leave this country that was about to be annexed by the Nazis.

▲ China diplomat He Fengshan, who saved a large number of Jews from escaping from the tiger’s mouth, and a sculpture commemorating him.

Due to the large number of Jewish refugees and poor economic conditions, most of them can only live in Hongkou District in the north of the public concession. Under the pressure of the Nazis, the Japanese occupation authorities set up an isolation zone in 1943, limiting Jewish refugees to live only in Hongkou and Yangshupu areas.

Despite the hard years of Japanese occupation, Shanghai residents still tried their best to help Jewish refugees. They vacated their houses for Jewish refugees to live in and treat Jewish refugees injured in the war.

▲ Memorial Hall for Jewish Refugees in Hongkou District, Shanghai, the main settlement of Jewish refugees in that year.

At first, Jewish refugees joined the early Russian Jewish community. With the increase in the number of refugees and the complexity of nationality, refugees have set up their own associations and become the main organizations to contact and help Jewish refugees.

Generally speaking, although the Jewish refugees who took refuge in Shanghai are hard, their life safety is still guaranteed. Many people do business in Shanghai and their lives are not so bad. So they spent the whole World War II.

V. The disappearance of Jewish communities in China.

On May 14th, 1948, the State of Israel was proclaimed, and the Jews finally had their own homeland. Three Jewish communities in modern China also welcomed their own homes.

▲ On May 14, 1948, Israel announced the founding of the country in the birthplace of Palestine (Canaan).

Sefadi Jewish businessmen, mainly British and American, became enemies of the Japanese authorities after the outbreak of the Pacific War. They were put into concentration camps and all their property was confiscated. After World War II, as the privileges of Shanghai Concession and foreign powers in China were taken back by China, Sefadi Jews lost their original advantages and gradually moved their property and business to Hong Kong, and their organization and influence basically disappeared.

After the Japanese occupation of the three northeastern provinces, the Russian Jewish community in Harbin began to flee or move southward in large numbers, leaving only 1,100 people in 1937. When the Soviet Red Army liberated the Northeast, the Jewish community was cancelled and all the Jews were scattered.

The Russian Jewish community in Shanghai began to disintegrate during the War of Liberation. Before the liberation of Shanghai, their number was less than 1000. In 1956, the last synagogue in Shanghai ceased to be used, which marked the complete demise of the Jewish community.

▲ Schematic diagram of the comparison between the State of Israel stipulated by the United Nations and Israel in the period of David in the 10th century BC.

The Jewish refugee community that took refuge in Shanghai in World War II began to disintegrate after the war. Refugees are returning home one after another, and many people have responded to the Zionist call and gathered in Palestine to prepare for the establishment of an Israeli state.

▲ The population growth trend of Israel since 1948.

At this point, the Jews in Chinese mainland basically dissipated, but the love between Jews and China did not end. Many Jews who have lived in China call themselves "Chinese Jews". Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert is the second generation of "Chinese Jews", and his parents were born in Harbin.

▲ The establishment of the State of Israel has finally realized the Jewish dream of the motherland that lasted for two thousand years.

To this day, in Israel, the United States and other places, there are still active international friendship organizations commemorating the years of China and Shanghai. Many Jews who lived in China in those days came to China to seek their roots with their children, so that they could remember this precious time.

Long-time author | Pei Lin

A veteran lover of history

Editor in charge | ｜Thomas

Graduate of London School of Economics and Political Science | Editor-in-Chief of Global Intelligence

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[Citizen’s Response] Yesterday morning, Mr. Zhuang called our newspaper 968111 to report that parking is free in Rongcheng Square, Jinshan, Fuzhou, and no tickets will be posted. Many people who work nearby parked their cars, and some cars that came in late stopped directly on the blind road, hoping that the relevant departments could guide them.

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　　CCTV News:Today (10th) morning, the General Administration of Customs announced the import and export of China’s foreign trade in the first five months of this year. Data show that in the first five months of this year, the total import and export value of China’s foreign trade reached 12.1 trillion yuan, up 4.1% year-on-year, and foreign trade continued to maintain a good momentum of steady growth.

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　　Zhang Lei, director of Shanghai Customs’ Big Data Cloud Center, said that this big data platform summarizes various information such as financial information, goods information and enterprise information. It is through this information that we can make law-abiding enterprises more convenient and goods can be released in seconds.

　　Through this new mode of intelligent customs clearance, enterprises can not only make their own decisions in declare in advance, but also arrange the plan of container lifting in advance, so as to realize "preferential booking" and "berthing for direct lifting". Foreign trade is becoming more and more convenient, and the steady growth of imports and exports has also been consolidated. In May, China’s foreign trade import and export value was 2.59 trillion yuan, up 2.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 1.43 trillion yuan, up 7.7% year-on-year, and imports were 1.16 trillion yuan, down 2.5% year-on-year.

　　Li Kuiwen, director of the General Statistics Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that according to customs statistics, exports increased by 7.7% in May, 2 percentage points faster than the previous four months, which became a highlight of foreign trade development.

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Quality car selection： Can the Ford Mondeo Sport break into the mainstream camp？

The positioning of Changan Ford Mondeo Sport is very unique. It can be regarded as a sports hatchback version of Mondeo or a hybrid version of Ford EVOS. Obviously, Ford chose the former, and the purpose of regaining the "Mondeo" in the past must be to rely on the influence of the old model in the Chinese market to attack the mainstream camp of the current hot new energy vehicle market. So can it do it? This issue of "Quality Car Selection" will reveal the answer for you.

First, basic information and product highlights

The above manufacturer’s guide price only represents the price on July 11, 2024. If there is any change, please refer to the official website.

The 2024 Changan Ford Mondeo Sport Edition was officially launched on June 7, 2024. The new car was launched in two models, both of which were equipped with an EcoBoost E hybrid system composed of a 2.0T turbocharged engine and a single front motor.

The 1.1-meter-long "hairtail screen" in the interior of Changan Ford Mondeo Sports Edition is definitely the visual focus, with a number of intelligent functions built in. Among them, the Ford FNV intelligent interconnection network architecture can realize OTA online non-inductive upgrades, coupled with free basic traffic, so as to realize frequent updates.

SYNC + 2.0 Zhixing Internet system has built-in Ford’s first virtual artificial intelligence assistant "Ford Blue Friends" VPA Zhixing partner, more than 70 kinds of semantic recognition, the recognition rate is as high as 98%, and there are facial recognition, gesture control and other intelligent interaction patterns.

The new car comes standard with the EcoBoost E hybrid system, which is composed of a 2.0T engine + a single motor in front. It matches the E-CVT gearbox, and the comprehensive maximum horsepower of the system is as high as 308Ps. At the same time, due to its hybrid system, the cost of the car is significantly reduced, the fuel consumption in the high-speed section is as low as 4.64L/100km, and the WLTC comprehensive cruising range can reach 915km. With both strong power and low fuel consumption, this is a surprise offered by the Mondeo Sport Edition. Coupled with the five-door hatchback shape, it is quite appropriate to call it a "household performance steel cannon".

Second, product competitiveness analysis

The above manufacturer’s guide price only represents the price on July 11, 2024. If there is any change, please refer to the official website.

This time, we selected the 2024 GAC Toyota Camry Duplex (hereinafter referred to as Camry Duplex), which is similar in price to the 2024 Changan Ford Mondeo Sport (hereinafter referred to as Mondeo Sport) and is a hybrid model, and compared it with the 2023 GAC Honda Accord New Energy (hereinafter referred to as Accord New Energy). From the price range, the starting price of the Mondeo Sport is between the Accord New Energy and the Camry Duplex, while the top price is much lower than the other two models. Among the three models, the Camry has the largest price range, with a total of 8 models available. In comparison, Accord New Energy and Mondeo Sport offer four and two models respectively, with limited options.

In terms of design, none of the three models adopts the simple style that is popular in today’s new energy vehicles. They still have the traditional design of fuel vehicles, which has the advantage of being more acceptable to consumers. At the same time, the three models also have typical family-style design features, which are highly recognizable. In terms of power system, the Mondeo Sport and Camry dual-engine are equipped with a gasoline-electric hybrid system, and the latter’s fuel engine provides 2.0L and 2.5L displacement. The Accord new energy is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, but it only supports slow charging, and the battery capacity is not large, and the pure battery life is limited, so the advantage is not obvious.

Specific to the vehicle configuration level, it is not difficult to see from the comparison of the configuration table that the Mondeo Sport Edition has a number of configurations exclusively, covering practicality, comfort and intelligence, and the overall performance is undoubtedly better. In addition, for such mid-range models, a good sound is essential. Although the number of speakers in the Mondeo Sport Edition only slightly exceeds the other two models, it has Bang & Olufsen professional tuning equipment and high fidelity speakers of the brand, ensuring that the hearing effect can reach the level of luxury cars.

III. Product quality and service trend analysis

As a sports version of the Mondeo, will the 2024 Changan Ford Mondeo Sports have any hidden dangers of quality problems? In this regard, we will start with the failure problems of Changan Ford EVOS models in the past year, and initially predict the development trend of new car quality problems in the future through the comparison of failure problems.

After screening the complaint data of Changan Ford EVOS models for nearly a year, it can be found that the main fault problem is "battery failure". Further analysis shows that Changan Ford Mondeo Sport has replaced the 2.0T oil-electric hybrid system and upgraded the electrical system, so it can be considered that the new car does not have the above problems for the time being. But the actual situation will not be determined until it is put into use for a period of time.

With the continuous development of the automobile market in our country, the level of brand pre-sales/after-sales services and the quality of the purchase experience have gradually become important factors affecting consumers’ final purchase. Therefore, based on the big data of the car quality network, we will provide consumers with a more objective reference for purchasing models by analyzing the common service problems of brands or car series in the past year.

From the point of view of service complaints, "system upgrade problem" has become a relatively common service problem for car owners to complain about. Through further analysis, it can be seen that most of these service problems come from Mondeo and Ruiji models.

In terms of measuring the word-of-mouth of after-sales services for new cars, we will analyze the response of enterprises to complaints from owners, and objectively anticipate the word-of-mouth of after-sales services for new cars in the future. According to the data of Car Quality Network, the response rate of Changan Ford brand complaints in the past year was 100%, which shows that manufacturers attach great importance to the demands of car owners.

Four, after-sales services policy and network distribution

In terms of after-sales services policy, the purchase of 2024 Changan Ford Mondeo Sport Edition can enjoy three years or 100,000 kilometers of vehicle quality assurance (please consult your local dealer for details).

After purchasing a vehicle, it is necessary to involve the daily maintenance of the vehicle. At this time, the number and distribution of brand dealer stores are very important, and it will even have a certain impact on whether consumers buy the brand model. According to the statistics of Car Quality Network, Changan Ford brand currently has 443 dealer stores in China, covering 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, of which Jiangsu, Shandong and Guangdong provinces have a relatively large number of dealers.

Summarize:

Changan Ford borrowed the name of "Mondeo" and used it on Ford EVOS, and replaced the more powerful 2.0T hybrid system to create a "home performance steel cannon" called Mondeo Sports Edition. It is more practical than Mondeo and more powerful than EVOS. It combines the advantages of both, and even in the face of domestic consumers with discerning tastes, it has enough confidence. However, with the leap in the product power of self-owned brand new energy vehicles, if you want to break into the mainstream camp, appropriate end point discounts are essential.

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The blue electric E5 outlines its elegant profile with refined sideways lines. The body size is 4760mm x 1865mm x 1710mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2785mm, ensuring the spacious interior space. The front wheelbase is 1585mm and the rear wheelbase is 1580mm. This design not only guarantees driving stability, but also improves handling performance. The tire size is 225/55 R18, and it is matched with a delicate wheel design, which shows a modern urban style as a whole, which is unforgettable.

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The interior design of the Blue Electric E5 is exquisite and practical, and it is dominated by comfort and technology. The 12.3-inch central control screen stands in the center of the cockpit, clearly displaying multimedia information, navigation and vehicle data, and the integrated automatic speech recognition control system makes it easy to operate. The steering wheel is made of high-quality leather materials, which feels delicate and supports manual up and down adjustment for a comfortable grip experience. The car is equipped with USB and Type-C interfaces to ensure the charging needs of passengers’ electronic devices. The seats are made of imitation leather. The seat design fully considers the comfort of the occupant. The main and passenger seats support front and rear adjustment, backrest adjustment and high and low adjustment, while the second row of seats provides backrest adjustment function, which makes reasonable use of space. In addition, the rear seats also support proportional reclining, which increases the load flexibility.

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The Blue Electric E5 is equipped with a 1.5L displacement L4 engine, capable of outputting a maximum power of 81 kilowatts, and with the E-CVT continuously variable transmission, it provides a peak torque of 135 Nm. This engine provides power support for the vehicle with its energy-efficient characteristics.

Overall, the Autohome owner spoke highly of the exterior design of the Blue Electric E5, finding it atmospheric and characteristic, especially the design of the front face impressive. The owner’s appreciation of the configuration, such as LED headlights and through-light strips, not only enhances the visual appeal of the vehicle, but also provides enough luxury. At the same time, his description of the overall shape of the vehicle, such as the simple waist line design, conveys the calm style, which just caters to the aesthetic of young consumers. Such a comprehensive experience undoubtedly makes the Blue Electric E5 stand out among many cars and become a car worth considering.

Test drive Volvo XC60： In the name of ＂XC＂, this car is very versatile.

All along, when we talk about the brand Volvo, we can’t do without the word "safety". Indeed, whether it is a scientific and reasonable body frame design or an advanced active and passive safety protection system, Volvo has made great achievements in the field of automobile safety. But in fact, safety is only one aspect of a car. When we discuss whether a car is excellent enough, there are many aspects to consider.

Not long ago, my brother got a Volvo XC60 T8 Hybrid Zia Deluxe Edition, and we also took this opportunity to show you the diversified "face" of Volvo. What are the features of this XC60 new energy version besides safety? Let’s go!

About design: Mr. Fashion in sportswear

During the Ford period, Volvo’s shape design was elegant and graceful. At that time, the Volvo SUV family always gave people a feeling of being a refined scholar.

Nowadays, when Volvo XC60 was born with a brand-new family style design, it embraced fashion and trends with Raytheon’s hammer lamp set and sharper waistline, which made people shine. The XC60 new energy version that we test-drive this time has really brought us a more spiritual and sporty side.

When I first saw the XC60 real car, the feeling brought by this medium-sized SUV was actually different from many other SUVs. Traditionally, most medium-sized SUVs are designed to be tall and powerful. However, the overall outline lines of XC60 are in no hurry to express the domineering of this car. On the contrary, it indirectly depicts the luxurious texture of Northern Europe through distinct lines, and even has the feeling of a little crossover.

For example, in the side of the vehicle, a very smooth characteristic line is used to depict, and the overall visual performance is relatively slender and low. But at the same time, the huge wheel arch forms a certain contrast with it. The 20-inch big feet bring the minimum ground clearance of 216mm to this car, so this XC60 still has a strong cross-country atmosphere.

It should be noted that the letter "XC" in Volvo XC60 literally means "Cross Country" (because the word "Cross" has a cross meaning, it is generally replaced by the letter "X" under the abbreviation condition).

Therefore, from the appearance, Volvo XC60 presents a lot of design elements about "cross-border", "wild" and other themes. There is no doubt that this is a kind of purity. And such purity, I think, has opened the distance with most urban SUVs now. Let’s just say that when I saw this XC60, the first thing I thought of was driving this car, pulling my bike, and then taking a long trip to see the outside world.

About the interior: Volvo always knows your mind so well.

When you see the XC60, there is always an impulse to travel by car. Therefore, you will enter the car with great interest, hoping that the interior design and related configuration of this car will make the journey more comfortable and beautiful during a long journey. So what is the truth? Brother also experienced it for everyone.

In fact, when the car door is opened, this XC60 is still the familiar "Nordic flavor", low-key and maverick. In the overall cockpit design, this car shows a consistent simplicity. At the same time, the interior of this car is also quite textured.

What is texture inside XC60? Many friends in the same trade think that the obvious luxury materials such as leather coating and wood decorative board are texture. But in the senior brother’s view, exquisite workmanship, friendly ergonomics setting and environmentally friendly interior air … these are the textures.

When it comes to workmanship, although many different materials are used to combine the interior of this car, if you look closely, the seams between different materials are even and delicate. Moreover, it is worthy of praise that the design of the air conditioning air outlet lever of this car has a clear damping feeling during use, which is very convenient for us to adjust.

From a purely visual point of view, the interior of this car is very comfortable in all aspects, but the finishing touch must be the design of the crystal bumper. Crystal clear texture, after refraction in the sun, will shine with colorful light. In the sedate and luxurious interior atmosphere, this design makes the interior of this car more outstanding and more textured.

In addition, although this XC60 is a new car, it can be said that there is no smell in the car thanks to the environmentally friendly materials and IAQS air purification function. After driving for several hours, even if the window is not opened, there will be no symptoms such as dizziness and brain swelling.

Let’s talk about the ergonomic settings of this car again. Senior brother thinks that this place can reflect Volvo’s intimacy. Its center console is slightly biased towards the driver’s side, but the visual effect is still relatively symmetrical. In this way, it not only ensures the driver’s convenience, but also shows the beauty of symmetry; And its steering wheel also has a good grip. When holding the direction of three or nine o’clock, the driver can still easily operate the multi-function buttons of the steering wheel, which is very convenient to operate.

In terms of seat design, XC60 also maintains Volvo’s consistent seat design style, that is, after sitting on it, the intuitive feeling is not too soft, but all parts of the body have good support. Moreover, on the basis of adjustable cushion length, the front seat also has the function of seat massage, which is a great "weapon" to relieve fatigue for long-distance driving.

It is worth mentioning that the multi-angle adjustment mode of the seat can always let us find the right position for drivers and passengers with different bodies. When we test drive for a long time, the good support of this seat effectively avoids physical fatigue.

Finally, let’s talk about the intelligent system inside this car. In fact, this car is equipped with a car networking system, and online navigation, online music and other apps are available. However, my senior brother suggested that when traveling far away, you should still use mobile navigation and map it to the car through Carpay. The on-line navigation of the vehicle will be delayed in use. If the network is not good, it may lead to the wrong intersection and cause unnecessary trouble.

About driving: the power is strong enough and wild enough.

In fact, every time I test drive, my brother will carefully experience the feeling of driving a car, because this is the core and most basic place of a car. Volvo used to give people a sense of inactivity, and few people would use Volvo to drive fast. But times have changed, Volvo is no longer the "implicit" Volvo of that year. The test drive of this Volvo XC60 T8 hybrid was endowed with higher sports potential by engineers.

This car is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine, which can provide 303 horsepower and 400N·m torque. Even without a hybrid system, the power of this fuel engine is enough to make many people have an "intracranial orgasm". After adding a plug-in hybrid system, with the help of the motor, the comprehensive torque of the system reaches 640N·m, which can complete zero acceleration in 5.5 seconds.

Brother can be more intuitive about motivation. In sports mode, choose ejection to start. At the moment when you release the brake pedal, there will be a strong thrust, which will make you eject forward. Strong acceleration, accompanied by the roar of the engine, even at that moment, will make you feel dizzy.

After that, there will be no such dull feeling. This car will continue to tease you, let you step on the accelerator pedal again, and it will not hesitate to transmit powerful torque to the wheels, once again let you experience the feeling of being tightly attached to the seat.

In addition, the acceleration of this car is not only violent, but also smoother. For example, when we want to spend a comfortable journey, let alone the smoothness and lightness brought by the motor assistance, this 8AT gearbox will not let us notice its existence during the shift, and it always completes the shift inadvertently. If you don’t listen carefully to the engine operation, you will even wonder if this car has a gearbox.

Of course, in addition to the vertical performance, we also tested the cornering handling performance of this car. Originally, as a medium-sized SUV, we didn’t have much hope for the control of this car at all. But when we tried to split a corner, the truth was very embarrassing.

This car is not only accurate in directionality, but also has a small roll when it turns quickly. When turning the corner, the signs of pushing the head are not obvious. Obviously, if conditions permit, senior brother will definitely drive this car to play the mountain road.

Moreover, this chassis can exercise and be comfortable. When you want to attack the corner quickly, adjust the air suspension to the lowest, and the cornering posture of the vehicle is very stable at this moment; When you want to get higher comfort on bumpy roads, raise the chassis of the vehicle, which makes it more passable and has better shock-absorbing ability.

The second brother believes that the excellent handling of this chassis is in many aspects. First, it adopts double wishbone front suspension, which can provide stronger support compared with McPherson suspension; In addition, the car has placed large-capacity driving batteries and motors in the chassis position, which makes the center of gravity of the car sink further and obtains a higher corner limit.

Generally speaking, the handling of this car is balanced. It can not only bring us excellent handling feel on the highway, but also bring us enough comfortable driving texture during long-distance travel, and we also believe that with this four-wheel drive structure, its wet road stability and passability can meet our needs for long-distance travel.

Conclusion:

After the test drive of this XC60, my senior brother felt that he was still wanting more. Because, we simply experienced the static performance of this car and the dynamic feeling on the city road in the city. If there is an opportunity, my senior brother hopes to take a long trip in this car. Whether going to Tibet or Xinjiang, I believe that this car can make the journey very interesting by virtue of its high safety, excellent cockpit texture, excellent power and passability.