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 northwest

The Hui are Chinese Muslims (i.e., neither Turkic nor Mongolian) who have intermingled with the Han Chinese throughout China but are relatively concentrated in western China—in the provinces or …

The Hui people (Chinese: 回 族; pinyin: Huízú, Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو ) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Hui form the third largest of the 56 ethnic …

Sep 8, 2024 · Despite their Islamic faith, the Hui predominantly speak Chinese and share physical characteristics similar to those of Han Chinese. They were recognized as one of the five major ethnic …

The Hui are China’s largest Muslim group, representing a significant portion of the country's Muslim population. They have adopted the Chinese language, primarily Mandarin, while also retaining …

Historically the term Hui meant Muslim and was applied to all Muslims in China. Today Hui refers only to those Han Chinese who are distinguished from other Han due to an ethno-religious her­itage that …

Aug 7, 2025 · Hui nationality is descended from the Arabic and Persian merchants who came to China during the 7th century. With a population of 643,238, the majority of the group lives in the Ningxia Hui …

The long history of Hui residence and mixing in China has led the Hui to adopt names typical of their Han neighbors; however, some common Hui names are actually Chinese renderings of common …

May 14, 2019 · The Hui people are an ethnoreligious group mainly found in East Asia. The group is composed of ethnically Sinitic adherents to Islam and are mainly found throughout China, specifically …

Although the Hui are one of the national minorities of China, they do not constitute an ethnically homogeneous group. They come from Arab, Persian, Central Asian, and Mongol origins, and arrived …