Ethnic Culture

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The ethnic cultures of China’s 55 minority nationalities with their exotic styles and diversified forms are an important part of the culture of the Chinesenation.So far there are 24 art schools and institutes designed for nurturing art talents from among the ethnic peoples.

Statistics show that China has 59 ethnic song and dance troupes and 526 art performance groups in the autonomous regions for ethnic peoples.A11 minority nationalities have their own writers，and in the Chinese Writers’Association there are over 600 ethnic writers，accounting for 11.1 percent of its total membership.With the development and prosperity of China’s ethnic art and literature，a lot of literature and art works have cropped up and some artists are quite active on the Chinese stages，TV screens.

The Custom of Hui Ethnic Groups

The Hui ethnic group is one of China’s largest ethnic groups.The Hui people take Chinese as their common language and wear very similar clothing with Hans.Their distinctive headgear is the main difference.Hui men traditionally wear a white skullcap and the women often wear a veil，keeping their faces covered.

The religion of the Huis is Islam.Moslems pray and hold religion activities in a mosque.The mosque is also a symbol of Hui architecture.The Hui eat rice and wheat as staples，along with beef，mutton，chicken，fish and various vegetables.Other types of meat such as horse，donkey，mule，dog and other ferocious birds and animals，as well as animals，which have died，are forbidden.Pork is especially forbidden.