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The best makanan halal in China can be found in the 3,000-year-old city of Xi'an. This is where the Chinese dynasties started, it is also the first city in China to receive Islam.
The Muslims here are called Hui, a minority designation which includes mostly descendants of early Han Muslims, and other ethnicities from the northwest.
Han are the "normal Chinese" we know lah. But if a Han convert to Islam today, he is not considered a Hui.
Han are the "normal Chinese" we know lah. But if a Han convert to Islam today, he is not considered a Hui.
So, being a major city in the web of routes called the Silk Route, you can imagine the amount of cultural cross-pollination that took place over the millennia.
Most people think babi is the most prized meat in China sebab cina memang babi. But no, they're wrong. The most prized meat is lamb.
Not sure where they got the pineapples from. Must be a relatively new dish?
Not sure where they got the pineapples from. Must be a relatively new dish?
By the way, did you know that in China there is 1 mosque to every 500 Muslim? Comparatively Malaysia has 1 masjid to every 3,000.
Muslims were also exempted from the one-child policy which ran for 36 years. That is to say the claim of Muslim genocide is a bit tak masuk akal.
Muslims were also exempted from the one-child policy which ran for 36 years. That is to say the claim of Muslim genocide is a bit tak masuk akal.
One of the oldest mosques in Xi’an, built in 702AD. That’s roughly 1,300 years old.
