Who are the Uygar Muslims?
• What is the difference between a Han Chinese and a Hui Chinese? Historically speaking other than the practice of Islam there is not much difference and even this distinction is no longer applicable. For some Huis being a Muslim is like belonging to an ethnic group and thus their knowledge of Islam is practically non-existent to the point that they do not even know the basic pillars of Islam and yet they consider themselves Hui. On the other hand there are recent Han Chinese Muslims who follow Islam much more than the Hui but they do not like to be called Hui because they are of pure Han Chinese blood. In terms of lifestyles the two groups are almost identical. Places where they live side by side they speak the same language. Even amongst the Hui one will find people who eat pork and drink so its difficult to tell where the Hui begins or the Han ends.
