page_title: Hui people
section_title: Religious allowances
hierarchical_section_title: Hui people / History / Qing Dynasty / Religious allowances
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 1928年7月6日，国民党领袖在北京西山碧云寺孙中山陵寝安置处举行孙中山的祭祀典礼，以北伐完成告中山先生在天之灵。前排右至左为何成浚、张作宝、陈调元、蒋介石、吴稚晖、阎锡山、马福祥、马四达、白崇禧。 English: July 6, 1928, the Kuomintang leader Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Beijing Xishan Temple of Azure Clouds placed at the sacrificial ceremony held to Sun Yat-sen, to report completion of the Northern Expedition to Dr. Sun's soul. From right to left is Cheng Jun, Zhang Zuobao, Chen Diaoyuan, w:Chiang Kaishek, Wu Chih-hui, w:Yen Hsi-shan, w:Ma Fuxiang, Ma Sida, w:Bai Chongxi.
context_page_description: The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese speaking adherents of Islam distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces of the country and the Zhongyuan region. According to the 2011 census, China is home to approximately 20 million Hui people, the majority of whom are Chinese-speaking practitioners of Islam, though some may practise other religions. The 110,000 Dungan people of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are also considered part of the Hui ethnicity.
  Their culture has distinct differences that developed from the practice of Islam. For example, as Muslims, they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most common meat consumed in China and have given rise to their own variation of Chinese cuisine. Traditional Hui clothing differs from that of the Han Chinese primarily in that some men wear white caps and some women wear headscarves, as is the case in many Islamic cultures. However, since the industrialization and modernization of China, most of the young Hui people wear the same clothes as mainstream fashion trends.
  The Hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by China.
context_section_description: During the Qing Dynasty, at the entrances of Hui Mosques, a tablet was placed upon which "Huángdì wànsuì, wànsuì, wànwànsuì" (皇帝萬歲，萬歲，萬萬歲) was inscribed, which means, "The Emperor, may he live forever". Westerners traveling in China noted the presence of these tablets at mosques in Yunnan and Ningbo.
  The Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics: Life and Death stated that "The religious attitude of the Chinese Muslims is—outwardly, at least— characterized by moderation. They make concessions to the ruling power, hoping thus to gain security for person and property, and the most capable and resolute of those who enter the government service take part in the ceremonial of the national cult. The hatred of foreigners sometimes shown by Muslim officers of high rank, like that displayed by the Chinese themselves, is to be referred, not to religious motives, but to the exasperation provoked by the highhanded way in which foreigners interfere with the internal affairs of the country."
caption: Chinese generals pay tribute to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum at the Temple of the Azure Clouds on July 6, 1928 in Beijing after the success of the Northern Expedition. From right to left, are Gen. Cheng Jin, Gen. Zhang Zuobao, Gen. Chen Diaoyuan, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Gen. Woo Tsin-hang, Gen. Wen Xishan, Muslim Gen. Ma Fuxiang, Gen. Ma Sida and Muslim Gen. Bai Chongxi.
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