According to the 2020 census, China is home to approximately 11.3 million Hui people. Outside China, the 170,000 Dungan people of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the Panthays in Myanmar, and many of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Muslims that evolved into Huis were called "aboriginal guests" in Tang and Song dynasties. They spread to the Central Plains of China and were entrenched there. Over the centuries, the Huis have …

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 …

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 …