Dongxiang

E457190

Muslim ethnic group ethnic group

Dongxiang are a Muslim ethnic minority in China, primarily residing in Gansu Province and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions blending Han Chinese and Central Asian influences.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dongxiang people	3
Dongxiang ethnic group	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Muslim ethnic group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alsoSpeak	Local Chinese dialects ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalInfluence	Central Asian culture ⓘ Han Chinese culture ⓘ Hui Muslim culture ⓘ Mongol culture ⓘ
dietaryLaw	halal food rules ⓘ
educationLanguage	Chinese ⓘ
festivalsObserved	Eid al-Adha NERFINISHED ⓘ Eid al-Fitr NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalOriginInfluence	Central Asian Muslim traders ⓘ Mongol soldiers and settlers ⓘ
historicalOriginPeriod	Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Mongolic languages ⓘ
majorReligiousBranch	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
minorityPolicyContext	Chinese ethnic minority policy ⓘ
officialMinorityStatusCountInChina	1 ⓘ
primaryRegion	Gansu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAsMinorityBy	People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Bonan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hui people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongols NERFINISHED ⓘ Salar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
religiousBuildingType	mosque ⓘ
religiousLawInfluence	Islamic law (Sharia) NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPopulationIn	Guanghe County NERFINISHED ⓘ Hezhou (Linxia City) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County NERFINISHED ⓘ Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongjing County NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalClothingFeature	headscarves for women ⓘ long robes in religious contexts ⓘ white caps for men ⓘ
traditionalFood	beef dishes ⓘ hand-pulled noodles ⓘ mutton dishes ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	agriculture ⓘ animal husbandry ⓘ handicrafts ⓘ
traditionalReligionPractice	Islamic education in madrasas ⓘ mosque-centered community life ⓘ
usesLanguage	Dongxiang language NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystemTraditionallyUsed	Arabic script (for religious purposes) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gansu Province → ethnicGroup → Dongxiang ⓘ

Hui → relatedGroup → Dongxiang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dongxiang people

Dongxiang language → spokenBy → Dongxiang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dongxiang people

Dongxiang language → ethnicGroupAssociated → Dongxiang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dongxiang ethnic group

Tu → ethnolinguisticRelation → Dongxiang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dongxiang people