Jiucheng Muslim Village in Qiubei County, Wenshan
Chinese Name:丘北旧城回族村
English Name: Jiucheng Muslim Village in Qiubei County, Wenshan
Location: Located in Matoushan Village, Jinping Town, Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese Name:河外村
English Name: Hewai Muslim Village in Qiubei County, Wenshan
Location: Matoushan Village, Jinping Town, Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Keywords: Jiucheng Muslim Village, Hui nationality, Matoushan Village
Brief Introduction
The main Muslim villages in Qiubei County（丘北县） are Jiucheng Village（旧城村） and Hewai Village（河外村）. Jiucheng Natural Village（旧城自然村） belongs to Matoushan Village（马头山村民委）, Jinping Town（锦屏镇）, Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is located at the west of Jinping Town, seven kilometers from Jinping Town. Hewai Natural Village（河外自然村） also belongs to Matoushan Village, Jinping Town, Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Jiucheng Natural Village is a village which is formed in a natural environment after a long time. In general, people living here have only one surname and is the descendant with the same kinship of the same ancestor. Some places in China are used to forming “Zhuang（庄）” or “Tun（屯）” which are the most basic parts of the village. An administrative village is usually composed of a large natural village or several natural villages.
About Hui Nationality
The Hui nationality is the abbreviation of “Hui Hui nationality”. The 13th century, a large number of Muslim migrated from central Asia into China living together with the local Han, Uygur, Mongolian and other nationalities. In the process, Hui Hui people gradually became Hui nationality through intermarriage and other factors in the long history. The Hui festival is Lesser Bairam（开斋节）, also known as Id-al-fitr （肉孜节）.
Anyone who enters a Hui village tends to see the distinctive Islamic features of the mosque. Local Hui ethnic groups tend to live in mosques and Hui Villages. It is obvious that mosques are an integral part of the life of Hui society.
The mosque is a holy place where Muslims congregate to praise Allah and Prophet Muhammad（穆圣）. It’s also an occasion to pass on Muslim culture. When it’s time for the Lesser Bairam party, visitors will feel the sacred solemn touching their heart. The main folk festivals of Hui nationality include: Lesser Bairam（开斋节）, Corban Festival（古尔邦节）, Mawlid an-Nabi （圣纪节）, etc.
