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Which Islamic ethnic group, numbering roughly 10 million and concentrated in the Ningxia Autonomous Region, is distinguished from the majority Han primarily by religion rather than language or culture?
Answer: Hui — The Hui trace their ancestry to Persian and Arab traders who settled along the Silk Road from the 7th century onward and intermarried with Han Chinese, adopting the Chinese language while maintaining Islamic practice.
- A Uyghur
- B Kazakh
- C Tajik
- D Hui ✓
The Hui trace their ancestry to Persian and Arab traders who settled along the Silk Road from the 7th century onward and intermarried with Han Chinese, adopting the Chinese language while maintaining Islamic practice.