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Hui people

| xej = خُوِزُو | zh-dungan = Хуэйзў | p = Huízú | tp = Hueí-zú | w = Hui²-tsu² | gr = Hweitzwu | bpmf = ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨˊ | l = Islam ethnicity }}

The Hui people, Xiao'erjing: , }} are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. 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 Chin Haws in Thailand are also considered part of the Hui ethnicity.

The Hui were referred to as Hanhui}} to be distinguished from the Turkic Muslims, which were referred to as Chanhui.}} The Republic of China government also recognised the Hui as a branch of the Han Chinese rather than a separate ethnic group. In the National Assembly of the Republic of China, the Hui were referred to as Nationals in China proper with special convention. The Hui were referred to as Muslim Han people}} by Bai Chongxi, the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China at the time and the founder of the Chinese Muslim Association. Some scholars refer to this group as Han Chinese Muslims,}} Han Muslims,}} Chinese Muslims or Sino-Muslims. While others call them Chinese-speaking Muslims or Sinophone Muslims.

The Hui were officially recognised as an ethnic group by the People's Republic of China government in 1954. The government defines the Hui people to include all historically Muslim communities not included in China's other ethnic groups; they are therefore distinct from other Muslim groups such as the Uyghurs.

The Hui predominantly speak Chinese, while using some Arabic and Persian phrases. 154–]}} The Hui ethnic group is unique among Chinese ethnic minorities in that it is not associated with a non-Sinitic language. The Hui have a distinct connection with Islamic culture. For example, they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most commonly consumed meat in China, and have therefore developed their own variation of Chinese cuisine. Hui traditional dress includes white caps (taqiyah) worn by some men and headscarves worn by some women, similar to customs in many Islamic cultures. Provided by Wikipedia