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The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in
Elderly Hui Muslim in front of a shop
A halal meat store sign in Hankou, c. 1934–1935.
Halal (清真) restaurants offering Northwestern beef lamian can be found throughout the country
A halal (清真) bathhouse in Linxia City
Islam in China
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Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE. There are an estimated 25.9 million Muslims in China according to the 2020 National Census, less than 2 percent of the total population. Tho
Hui people
…The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. According to the 2020 census, China is home…
Niujie Mosque In Beijing, China
Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's oldest mosques built 742 AD (Tang dynasty), its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD (Ming dynasty)
Niujie Mosque prayer hall in Beijing, originally built in 996 (Liao dynasty), and rebuilt in 1443 (Ming dynasty).
The Huaisheng Mosque, considered to be the oldest mosque in China, built in the 7th century. Photograph from 1860, The minaret was built in the 10th century.[citation needed]