An Overview Of Hui Culture: Islamic Cultural Elements Surging

Ethnic situation

It is the abbreviation of Hui nationality.

In the long historical process, it absorbed the living customs of Han, Mongolian and Uygur people.

The Hui nationality has the characteristics of small concentration and large dispersion. It is the most widely distributed minority in China.

The main way of life for the whole nation is Islam. Mosques, or monasteries in mosques, are built in more concentrated places. Religious activities are conducted by Imam. The classic is mainly the Koran, and the followers are called Muslims.

The custom of life is to observe the tradition of the Hui people, follow the rules, pay attention to hygiene, and do not eat pork.

Characteristic culture:

Men like to wear round caps made in white.

Hui nationality clothing is mainly marked on the head.

Men like to wear round caps made of white.

Hui women often wear

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The cover is also exquisite. The old women are white and white. The middle-aged women are black and dignified and elegant; the unmarried women are green and fresh.

Many married women usually wear white or black belts with round caps.

In terms of clothing, the Hui nationality old man likes to wear a white shirt and a black jacket.

Hui elderly women wear black or brown scarves in winter, wear white gauze scarves in summer, and have the habit of wearing pants.

Young women wear winter scarlet, green or blue scarves, summer scarlet, green, yellow and other gauze scarves.

Hui clothing is a unique cultural phenomenon of the Hui nationality. Hui nationality's clothing culture is a treasure house with a long history, colorful and rich deposits.

The development and variety of the Hui costumes are influenced by the times, regions and the habits of the fraternal brotherhood. But fundamentally or wholly, they are deeply influenced by the Islamic culture.

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Characteristic culture: drinking

Hui people's favorite traditional drink is to check.

Hui people's favorite traditional drink is tea.

Tea is not only the daily drink of Hui nationality, but also the most precious drink for guests.

Whether in the northwest, northeast or southwest, whether in cities, towns or villages, as long as they are visiting the Hui family, the enthusiastic owners will first put on a bowl of steaming tea.

Tea is an important part of the diet and life of the Hui people.

Hui people are very particular about tea sets. Many Hui families have various sets of tea sets.

In the past, pots used for making tea or making tea are usually made of silver and copper. They are various and unique.

Now, tea is usually made of porcelain pots, covered bowls or covered porcelain cups.

Characteristic culture: utensils

Delicate implements

Hui people are very particular about water for life, and do not need to go back to water.

Hui people are very particular about the water for their living. They do not need to go back to the water. Their water is the most important thing for their families to clean.

The soup bottle has important significance in the production and life of Hui Muslims.

Devout Muslims not only use soup bottles as a small net, but also wash their ashes before going to church. They also use soup bottles in their daily lives, reflecting the scientific lifestyle and good hygiene habits of Muslims.

The bottle mouth of the soup bottle has a lid. When the bottle is used, the bottle is tilted to make the water flow out, and the used water can not be reused, so the bath basin and bathtub are not used.

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Characteristic culture: Wedding

Hui nationality characteristic culture wedding ceremony

Hui nationality characteristic culture wedding ceremony

Hui nationality wedding ceremony

Hui nationality wedding ceremony

Characteristic culture: Funeral

Muslim funeral is the most economical, most equitable and economical and hygienic funerals in the world, because Allah does not like extravagant people.

To bury the earth, avoid cremation: "the land of the world is buried in the world."

Advocating quick burial

The funeral of the Hui is based on the rule of "three days must be buried" in Islam. It is usually impermanent in the morning, buried in the afternoon, impermanent in the evening, buried in the morning, and can not exceed three days at most.

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Characteristic culture: Architecture

Features of Islamic style architecture:

Dome: Islamic buildings, though scattered throughout the world, are almost always known as vaults.

Compared with the dome in Europe, the style and taste are totally different.

The dome of European architecture, like machine-made goods, is exquisite but not elegant.

The dome in Islamic architecture seems to be rough but full of flavor.

Opening: the so-called open hole is the form of doors and windows, usually pointed arch, horseshoe arch or multi leaf arch.

There are also semi circular arches and circular arches, which are rarely used in unimportant parts.

Pattern: Islamic pattern is the highest in the world.

There are ingenuity in architecture and other techniques, including themes, composition, line drawing and application.

Although animal pattern has inherited the tradition of Persia, it has created a brand new face. The plant pattern mainly inherited the tradition of East Rome, and after a lot of hard work, it finally integrated the brilliant Islamic pattern.

The most varied appearance of the world's architecture is the Hui's Islamic architecture.

Although the classical architecture of Europe is dignified and upright, it lacks the charm of change, while the Gothic architecture is vigorous and vigorous, but its elegance is not enough.

India architecture only shows the breath of religion.

However, Islamic architecture is full of imagination, solemn and varied, vigorous and graceful.

It is not too much to say that it crosses the East and West and runs through the ancient and modern architecture.