Hui people facts for kids
The Hui people (Chinese: 回族; pinyin: Huízú) are one of the 56 recognized ethnic groups in China. Even though they are ethnically related to the Han Chinese (being from the Central Plains) they are considered distinct from them because the majority practice Islam and speak Arabic, unlike most of the Han Chinese. They are called the Hui (which translates into "return" in Chinese) because the Chinese recognize that one of the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam is the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. A traditional name for Islam in Chinese is Huíjiào (回教) for the same reason.
Images for kids
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The minaret of the Dungan mosque in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
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Dungan mosque in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
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Muslim restaurant in Kunming, Yunnan
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A halal (清真) shower house in Linxia City
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A fence in Niujie with art depicting the minority ethnicities in China, including the Hui (回族)
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Hui people praying in the Dongguan Mosque, Xining
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Ma Hetian
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Muslim restaurant in Xi'an
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The Lhasa Great Mosque in Tibet
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The Sufi mausoleum (gongbei) of Ma Laichi in Linxia City, China.
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The Xianxian Mosque in Guangzhou
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An ethnic Hui family celebrating Eid ul-Fitr in Ningxia.
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Hui men praying in a mosque
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Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Kuomintang with Muslim General Ma Fushou.
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Ma Jiyuan, a Muslim General, at his wedding with Kuomintang flag.
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Ma Bufang and Hui children in Egypt.
See also
In Spanish: Etnia hui para niños
