There are more than eight million Huis live in China, mainly in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

At the beginning of the 13th century, a great number of Muslims from Central Asia began to migrate to China. They assimilated with local Hans, Uygurs and Mongolians, forming the Hui nationality. These people speak, read and write the Han language, though some Hui words are still used among the Huis themselves. They are followers of islam and strictly abide by the islamic customs.

In Ningxia, there are more than 1,800 mosques where people go to pray and attend religious festivals. The most important festival is the Corban that falls on the tenth day of the 12th month in the Muslim Calendar.