Hui people are related to Arabs, who are one of the ancestors of Hui people.

The ethnic origin of Hui nationality is very complicated. In terms of composition, it is mainly Arabs, Persians and Central Asians.

The ethnic origin of the Hui nationality can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. According to the existing historical data, in the second year of Tang Gaozong Yonghui (65 1), Arab and Persian Muslim businessmen came to China by sea and settled in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and Chang 'an. They built the first temples in China. Many people get married, have children and build public cemeteries. They are called Ke Fan or Ke Fan natives, and they are considered as the ancestors of the Hui people.

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Hui nationality is the abbreviation of Hui nationality, and it is a minority with a large population in China, with a total population of 1 058,6087 (2065,438+00 excludes Taiwan Province Province). Contemporary Hui people generally use Chinese, and different regions hold different dialects. On the whole, the distribution of Hui nationality is mainly characterized by the pattern of "large dispersion and small settlement".

The ethnic origin of the Hui nationality can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. It is generally believed that the Hui nationality was formed in the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was the preparatory period for the formation of the Hui nationality, and the Ming Dynasty was the last period for the formation of the Hui nationality.

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