The appearance characteristics of the Hui people are curly or slightly curly hair, high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, thick eyebrows, and strong bones. In terms of body shape, he is medium to tall. Because he likes to eat beef and mutton, he is relatively strong and relatively tall. The speaking voice is louder and more powerful, and there are many Hui singers. The faces of the Hui people are relatively broad and well-shaped, and their distinctive feature is that their eyes are relatively large and the color of the inner eyelids is not completely black, but mostly black, with a few parts bluish. The Hui people have many beards, and many of them have curly beards.

The origin of the Hui people

The ancestors of the Hui people can be traced back to the Persians and Arabs who came to China during the Tang and Song Dynasties. They often lived together in residential areas called Fanfang. Within the territory, it accepts the management of the local government and enjoys a certain degree of autonomy. Fanfang has a large number of residents, and historical records indicate that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were more than 100,000 residents in Guangzhou alone. Generally, it should also include some of the descendants of the Uighurs who converted to Islam since the mid-10th century in the east and west of Congling and Kashgar.