Islam in China has existed through 1,400 years of continuous interaction with
Chinese society. Currently,
Muslims are a significant minority group in
China.
Hui Muslims are the majority Muslim ethnic group in China. The greatest concentration is in
Xinjiang, with a significant
Uyghur population. Lesser but significant populations reside in the regions of
Ningxia,
Gansu, and
Qinghai. Various sources estimate different numbers of adherents with some sources indicating that 1.5-4% of the total population in China are Muslims. Of
China's 55 officially recognized minority peoples, ten groups are predominantly
Sunni Muslim.