When Muslims in the Middle East were threatened by Israel, no one cared. When Muslims in China fall, five American reporters will immediately come to report.
There's been historic rebellious or separatist movements based on religion in China yet religion is still not banned or persecuted, that's civilisation.
Huh? Oldest mosque in Beijing since 1996? I think you've made a very grave mistake. The Niujie Mosque was there since 996. But the oldest mosque in China is Huaisheng Mosque. It is traditionally said to have been built in 672 by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the reign of Emperor Gaozong (649-683), the then Tang emperor.
I was born and raised in Niujie until immigrated to the US at 14. The mosque was there long before 1996. 😂😂😂. It has been quartered off for protection because the structure is one of the oldest.
Yes, the US supports Israel to exterminate Muslims in Palestine! But oooh they love Muslims in China and only if they live in China and that’s explains the US’s documents that lay out its strategy to starve Muslims in Xinjiang so that the CIA could manipulate those Muslims in Xinjiang to overthrow their government! Makes sense, doesn’t it?
If they love the Muslims inside China, why do they keep sanctioning any company that they try to work for? the wikipedia entry for Temu vs Amazon really tells what's going on here
Yes. When I was in China, as college sports team members, we often have dinner in Halal Dinner Hall because one can always find the best beef and goat meat in there.
Ye for that Chinese government allow local people to free go to your house to detain you and there is 2 million peoples are in camps even you graduate best universities in state and their children also in erasing UYGHUR identity no allow to speak their language school there is no more UYGHUR language school. There is no more Halal “清真” words in sign from any restaurant in Xinjiang in one of biggest Muslim population . Those Chinese 50sents everywhere just like 🪳. Well . Keep kissing when Xi 🤴 ass。 enjoy..
All Halal food have green markings on the package and writing in Arabic letting you know the stuff you buy is halal. And halal restaurants have the same green sign either by their front door or inside hanging by the entrance.
Chinese are open and respect religious enough, as long as the religion should never be mixed with the political system, their long history had taught them all the lessons what to avoid. And note this: The Chinese mosques were built like the Chinese temples, not the dome style. There were many cases that the extremism were trying to demolish those ancient historical marvels and replace it with the domes, and later those including the ESTM extremists/terrorists have infiltrated and wanted to force a city(Ningxia) into their ideology, it was a time of chaos, and luckily the Chinese government had stopped this trend with such a peaceful way. Also, Chinese are really not fond of extremism.
indeed, China is extremely open in some way, as long as you are "chinese". So Bahaism, Islamism, or Christianity, all are welcomed back in the history, but all had to adapted into the China-way, and fit into Chinese philosophy to some degree. Extremism, if it dares to emerge, will be terminated without doubt.
@@oan-wakam1965 Nobody recognized those claims tho, so no, they couldn't have. Also that's not how judicial processing work lol but I guess what can I expect from a country with only one party. The responsibility is not on the church to "deny the existence", it's his to "prove his claims". Lunatic
If China’s attitude towards Islam is so negative, I wonder why every single Islam country seem to adore China. Here’s just a few: Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria etc.
The grandpa wearing white clothes at 2 minutes and 20 seconds is my great-great-grandfather. Hahaha. Watching your video feels very nice and friendly. Welcome to come again! In addition, the main entrance of the mosque is usually closed due to too many tourists, but it will be open on Fridays, you know，welcome n thx!~
China it is not a religion country.Remember this.We educate our children religion Free. After all when you grow up you can practice any religion you like.But not to spread your religion all over the country.
@@AmirMalikTravel China is a country with freedom of belief. My father is Taoist, my mother, sisters and brothers are Buddhist. My sister-in-law is Muslim and I am Christian. No problem. Everything is fine. I don’t understand why so many countries say China does not have freedom of belief? China only tolerates extreme cult organizations!😅
The reason why the Muslims in China are very well integrated is because the Chinese are largely not religiously destructive from a cultural perspective. They are largely culturally Muslims and don’t force or try to influence others to be Muslims. The Chinese government has done a fantastic job in ensuring peace by making it very clear that religious extremism will not be tolerated. The Chinese government (to their credit) has also demonstrated this no nonsense approach which is the key reason why there is peace. This is unlike in the UK where there has been numerous acts of terrorism against members of the public. This tension in the UK and across Europe is due to the Brits and the Europeans initially allowing very poor background checks with migrants without checking on links with extremist groups. Hate preachers have been allowed to spew hate in the name of freedom of speech for a very long time. As a result, young males get indoctrinated to behave in inappropriate ways. In China, you won’t get very far if you’re a hate preacher as the gov there has made it very clear of consequences for stepping out of line.
No shit sherlock, you're telling me that in a repressive dictatorship where you don't have freedom of speech, it's easier to repress said freedom of speech, both for criminals and for innocent people? Shocking, how could the west fail to do that??? Idiot, it's called standing up for your principles. Freedom of speech is a founding principle of the west, it's what allows you to be here on YT shitting on the west. It's also what allows discussion and growth. And yes, that means that sometimes people will say things you don't like, including extremism. Better to develop antibodies for extremism rather than hiding it under the carpet
Why would anyone preach hatred? It is because your country meddle in Middle Eastern affair which China never did. You bomb Muslims land, made them homeless. No one want to come to Europe but for securitywhich is taken away by foreign mercenaries. You will never hear these things in China because of their acceptable attitude. Muslims love Chinese because of their hard working attitude. Tell your government to stop interfering in Muslim lands. You will surely find Muslims loving you (Christians) more than anybody because our love for Christ is more than our own lives. Majority of Muslim converts have always been Christians and together we say that the Christ is having 4 billion followers in this world. Unfortunately, Christians never feel it this way.
@@AmirMalikTravelI am a Chinese Hui Muslim and I was there around 9/10. I also visited mosques in Xi’an and Shadian, Yunnan province. I am going to spend 6 months there later.
Love this video! Cheers Amir for making this content. I like to think that videos like yours will change some previously closed minds about China, and the many misconceptions held about it in the collective West. I previously lived in China, and know that people of all religions live in peace and harmony with one another. Also, fun fact, Chinese-Muslim cuisine is regarded highly and very delicious by all Chinese.
This mosque is definitely not built in 1996. It is at least 1,000 yrs. If you see a mosque with a traditional chinese architecture, those mosques are very very old mosque. The newer mosques would have what we now know as islamic mosque - dome shape.
@@jz4057the plague said that its under construction. Also another paper said the temporary entrance is to the north (where the womens prayer room is). He doesn't know Chinese and missed the second sign.
In China, many of my classmates are Muslims, and when I hang out with them, I go to Muslim restaurants. We respect people's faith, as long as you don't affect other people's lives
@@DarthVader-m3u And Chinese Halal Cuisine is ancient and unique in the world, especially the soup hand pull noodle and plain cut lamb eating with hands
I recommend you to visit the Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou. It's probably the first mosque built in China, it's estimated to be built 627, and Islam first entered China arounf 620. It's one of the oldest Mosque worldwide
China indeed has true religious freedom, but you cannot openly pray. In China it is only legal to do religion in religious facilities or in private places. Openly taking religious activities in public is illegal. If you do this and be seen by a policeman, the policeman would tell you please don't do this in public places , and kindly guide you to the nearest religious facilities.
@@AmirMalikTravel Have a safe journey. You have a long trip ahead of you. Undoubtedly people will recommend cities in Western China, like Xi'An, Xi Ning, Lan Zhou, and eventually to the vast expanse of Xin Jiang. I suggest you retrace the steps of Ibn Battuta, and visit the ancient city of Quan Zhou in South eastern China. Where Arab and Persian traders left its mark
There were almost no Muslim generals in ancient China. There may be some in modern times, but they are very few. There are warlords, but his reputation is particularly bad. You should be talking about Zheng He. He was a man who had his testicles removed, so he is not a general. Rather he is an ambassador
@@wangwill9165 Zheng He was not officially a general, but he did have military achievements, he was not purely an ambassador. 郑和的军事才能，在靖难之役中即有体现。在下西洋的过程中，郑和先后指挥了消灭海盗陈祖义、粉碎锡兰王亚烈苦奈儿的阴谋以及生擒苏门答腊的苏干剌的战争。三次战役中，他根据不同的环境条件采取相应的战术，全部取得了胜利
Zheng He's ancestors came from the Western Regions, but he was a descendant of Confucianism . In Chinese history, there were very few military commanders who believed in Islam. I don't know where you found out that many generals were Muslims. If what you said is true, then the color of the Chinese national flag now is not red but green
Very interesting, I didn't expect to see such a civilised community and well behaved, good for them and I am glad you enjoyed the visit there. Very friendly and down to earth. Thank you for sharing such videos is an educational tipe of video because we learn about other people in China and their way of life, very pleasant, civilized and clean, tidy and so peaceful, amazing🙂👏.
don't trust anything western media say about China, it's 90% lies, and you hardly can tell the 10% of truth from the rest, so easy way is to just ignore all of them. Find some other source to form your view. China is like any huge country (aka. US) which has pros and cons. But just use a simple rule to judge the news, at the end of the day, the individual people in most countries share very similar desires, health, happiness, prosperity and so on. We built our life from 0 through generations, and enjoy peaceful and happy (most of the time) life.
In the decade between 2005 and 2015, China built a large number of Middle Eastern-style Muslim buildings. But if you really know the history, you will realize that the ancient mosques in China were built in Chinese architectural style, which is totally different from the Middle East. In recent years regulations have been put in place to require rectification and many mosques have returned to the traditional Chinese style. This is good because it represents a true integration of the religion into the local area, rather than forming a divisive stronghold.
exactly. The old ones were in Chinese style. There was one in my hometown. People would never tell the difference from Buddhism/Taoism temples from outside.
@@AmirMalikTravel You are quite welcome in China and generally Chinese people are very hospitable and kind and I hope you have a wonderful and enjoyable trip there
It’s moon cake. Chinese celebrate the mid autumn festival on the 17 Sept. usually they eat moon cake on that day. Also boxes of moon cake 🥮 are given as gift to family and friends before the festival.
@@AmirMalikTravel The one you ate have varieties of nuts inside and we have the traditional one that consists of lotus seeds paste or red bean paste with duck egg in the middle. For me I like the snowy skin ice cream moon cake but its a bit expensive 😂
It’s mid-Autumn festival now, basically a moon festival. We only eat moon cakes during this festival as moon cakes taste too sweet, kind of weird flavor and not suitable for everyday meal. The moon cake has been changed to different flavor (with meat/ salty) to adapt to different culture/religion across the country.
Brother Assalamu Alaikum, may Allah reward you and thank you for showing the truth and not letting liars turn us against our Chinese brothers for their interests. 🇨🇳☪️✊🏽
atleast Chinese muslims dont worry about the war, dont worry about the US army,dont worry about isreal taking their lands. Chinese muslims can keep their faith, live what they want to live.
Yes but when India they start digging mosques to find Shivlng or something they should be worried as it can happen to them also. The country I mentioned claims to be “ secular and democratic” 😂😂😂😂😂
Muslims in Beijing receive a lot of respect, and Muslim food has become a business card of Beijing. The Niujie you go to is a Muslim gathering area. There are mosques there and a lot of delicious food. Enjoy it.
The reason why people are standing there and finish the kebab is to recycle the metal skewers, and usually the seller will put a bucket for reusing the skewers. If you take them away it could be a little bit difficult to recycle bucause they are so sharp🤔
@@never4ever386 Recycling. However, it is usually collected and sent to factories, where meat processing plants handle it uniformly, reattach it to mutton, and then sell it to restaurants.
在中国，你可以看到这样一个场景： 一和尚，一道士，一穆斯林信徒，聚在一起聊天。或者斗地主。 In China, you can see a scene like this: A monk, a Taoist, a Muslim, got together and talked. Or I don't know how to translate.
I’m from Beijing and so happy to see this side of Beijing covered on YT. On the halal piece, beijing people regardless of ethnicity would prefer Halal lamb and beef to non-halal because it’s believed to be better quality and better taste. Definitely a different attitude than London, where I now live
Kunming CITY has a HUGE Islamic population. Including the Mayor is a MUSLIM. There are many mosque under Govn management and funding. Food and Tuition are sponsored . Muslims are well Treated in China. From Malaysia.
Amir's video showcases the daily life of Beijing residents living together with Muslims. China has a Muslim population of over 25 million, and in many regions, Han and Hui Muslim people have lived together for more than a thousand years. Given such a large base and a long historical background, it is absolutely impossible to ignore or hide them. Living alongside Muslims has long been a common reality for the Chinese. Therefore, many Chinese people would consider the Western media's reference to "hidden / banned Muslims" as a joke: Our ancestors already ate at the same table with Muslims long before the United States was even established.
يمكنك الذهاب إلى المناطق الشمالية الغربية أو الجنوبية الغربية من الصين، حيث تكون المساجد هناك ذات قباب، والطعام الحلال لذيذ جدًا، خاصةً لحم الضأن المشوي.
-Every religions in China are equal, you are NOT allowed to publicly say other religion is wrong or your religion is the correct one -You are allowed to sell Halal food, just like other people are allowed to sell their prefered food as well. -Basically no religion get preferential treatment
I have Chinese relatives living at Yunnan they are Muslim we had visited them at their big mansion house with huge land grow all kinds of fruits and flowers trees ,there are big fish pond built a bridge crossing it at front also has swimming pool in back yard, they live very freely happily they are rich Muslim have mines and mineral extraction plant
The oldest mosque was built in 1009 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, it's a historical commercial port. The mosque is still in perfect condition. There's halal restaurant everywhere in Quanzhou, despite majority of the residents are non Muslim
In China, if a restaurant sign has a predominantly green background, it is very likely a halal restaurant. This is because traditionally, Chinese people prefer using red or yellow, while only Muslims use a lot of green. So, if you see a restaurant with a green sign, ask if they serve Muslim food-it will likely meet your expectations.
You could try visiting Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Hui people follow Islam), there is the Muslim areas of north-west China, but Very few foreign youtuber have visited
As a Chinese guy from Beijing, I very much enjoyed your vlog of you just exploring the city without a local guide. I really don't want some local to skew your opinion of China. The way you are doing it is much more organic and interesting. Keep it up, keep talking about both the good and bad. Let people know the reality.
Many travelers to Tibet and Xinjiang still could hear their local language spoken there, as well as their script used in public. Whereas in the USA, where I have lived for decades, I have never heard of Native American language spoken. After some research, it seems Native American reservations are mostly found in Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico, etc...These states are some of the most sparsely populated states in the US.
Wally you may be in China, but you are more interesting, sincere, and down to earth than that Muhammad Hijab! I can't remember their name right now, there's an organisation in Beijing run by the elderly and the retired that collects funds and clothings now specifically for the Palestinians. The folks are very emotional about the sufferings of the Palestinians. I saw a little video about the folks going about their activities, there was a clip about an old man riding his bicycle cart doing his collection rounds riding through a snowstorm..! That's the unseen China for you!
16:30 I don’t think you have returned the sticks to the restaurants. Usually, you can throw the wooden sticks to a trash can but you need to give the steel sticks back to the restaurants.
That's how an industrial country be like, steel sticks are as cheap as wooden sticks. I live in China, I can prove that even some restruants send takeaway foods with steel plates, bowls as one-time-use things
To answer questions about the cardbords on car tyres: these cars are usually not driven for some period (e.g. owner leaves town), and the owner wants to protect the tyres from possible “attacks" by dogs peeing on them. It is also an easy way of showing the others that the car is not going anywhere soon, so don't bother waiting for the parking spot to vacate.
You don’t ask strangers if they have eaten. They don’t know how to respond. You only ask friends and family members if they have eaten, or someone familiar that you see everyday.
Vudeos about Muskims ,iving in many areas in China and there are thousands of Mosques all,arkund China. Msny Mosques were bui,t thousands of years ago, with Chinese architectures. These features are not recent additions.
China prohibits any form of religious interference in politics, and even participation is not allowed. We believe this is dangerous and can lead to a theocracy. The status of religion in China is akin to entertainment; it's akin to asking whether someone prefers singing or dancing. In Western societies, whether in Europe or the Middle East, there is a strong historical precedent for religious interference in politics. To this day, Western presidents and Supreme Court justices are required to swear an oath to God upon taking office. From a Chinese perspective, this is inconceivable and symbolizes primitiveness and backwardness. Any theocratic government is seen as dangerous, as they tend to have a strong zero-sum mentality and a tendency for external aggression in the name of God. This applies equally to the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.
I love the Muslim communities in China! So friendly and they have great food of course. We used to call the Lanzhou noodles “Muslim noodles” because they were always made by a lovely Muslim family in our neighborhood.
In the beginning of the 20th century there was this brilliant young warlord called 馬仲英 (Ma Zhong Ying aka 尕司令) who defeated the East Turkey Independent movement forces. Later a famous general 白崇禧 (Bai Chong Xi, aka 小諸葛） who fought the Japanese during WWII. Proved again and again Chinese Muslim fighters can fight!
The Hui people originated from Islamic religion and culture, but it is an ethnic group rather than a religion after all, so as time goes by, not all Hui people believe in Islam.
The neighbourhood of NiuJie，literally means the cattle street, this street is the oldest and most well known community of Chinese Muslim in Beijing, the history of the mosque you visited could date back to AD 996, Song Dynasty. Right place to go :)
From my understanding (born in the UK) it seems a lot of the Muslims at the mosque you met had been on Hajj as those who wear the Taqiyah apparently from my understanding have been on Hajj.
So happy to see so many Muslims in Beijing! Who else is surprised on how the Chinese Muslims are living? 😮
US government: We most love and concern the Muslims inside China no matter how I continually support Isreal. 😅😅😅
There are even more happy Muslims living in Xinjiang
If you guys really want to know reality of Chinese muslims watch this or search more on youtube, ⬇️
ruclips.net/video/YK_pYQZo1wI/видео.htmlsi=ET9MWERLdE4r7z-S
US CONGRESS passing HR 1157 budget of $1.6 BILLION for media to report lies on CHINA!
The US is deeply concerned about Muslims inside China, but not concerned about the ones inside Gaza. I wonder why.
担心中国的穆斯林过的比他们好。
Who created the trouble , China send supplies to Gaza . What’s else can we do , also China insist that palestane should be member in un
When Muslims in the Middle East were threatened by Israel, no one cared. When Muslims in China fall, five American reporters will immediately come to report.
因为中国境内的穆斯林不想颠覆政权
US is the epitome of hypocrisy.. they have bombed many Muslim countries and yet have deep concern for Muslims in China..evil nation USA
Chinese respect your religons. Unless, someone is using religons as a tool to cause trouble.
There's been historic rebellious or separatist movements based on religion in China yet religion is still not banned or persecuted, that's civilisation.
@@Feibie And we all know who's behind the separatist movement.
@@AlcoholicfishTan I'm talking about events over 200 years ago though... Like the An Lushan rebellion
@@Feibie 那是一千多年前的事了，而且那次叛乱与宗教无关，不过几百年前的清朝确实发生过穆斯林的叛乱和大屠杀，被满族皇帝镇压了
@@Feibie 安禄山叛乱是一千多年前的事了，而且不是宗教叛乱，纯粹是他掌握军队后有野心想当皇帝
US never like the Chinese, nor the Muslims, but are deeply in love with the Chinese Muslims, wonder why...
everybody knew why ! ! ! 😂😂😂😂😂
因为美国喜欢在其他国家进行抹黑，分裂，造谣。而中国爱好和平，美国不想看到中国和平
Because of Natural resources under their land 😂
double negative make posi😂
他们喜欢抹黑中国
Once you understand why some countries cannot find genocide in Gaza, then you immediately understand why they can find genocide in Xinjiang.
Well said!
because both things are as same as untrue
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United Nations investigators have confirmed that there is indeed a genocide problem in Xinjiang.
100%
Huh? Oldest mosque in Beijing since 1996? I think you've made a very grave mistake. The Niujie Mosque was there since 996. But the oldest mosque in China is Huaisheng Mosque. It is traditionally said to have been built in 672 by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the reign of Emperor Gaozong (649-683), the then Tang emperor.
我听了也蒙了，1996年好像太晚了😂😂😂996年跟靠谱。。。
I was born and raised in Niujie until immigrated to the US at 14. The mosque was there long before 1996. 😂😂😂. It has been quartered off for protection because the structure is one of the oldest.
He only mentioned this mosque that was built in 1996.😅
I think the building was built or remodeled in 1996.
@@ruibai434 no
US government: We most love and concern the Muslims inside China no matter how I continually support Isreal.😅😅😅
😅😅
Yes, the US supports Israel to exterminate Muslims in Palestine! But oooh they love Muslims in China and only if they live in China and that’s explains the US’s documents that lay out its strategy to starve Muslims in Xinjiang so that the CIA could manipulate those Muslims in Xinjiang to overthrow their government! Makes sense, doesn’t it?
Well said
If they love the Muslims inside China, why do they keep sanctioning any company that they try to work for?
the wikipedia entry for Temu vs Amazon really tells what's going on here
They lost their minds
Every university in China has a Halal canteen for Muslim students.
中国满大街的清真兰州拉面，里面炒菜米饭拉面都有，都是穆斯林开的店，很多不是穆斯林的去吃，一切都很和谐。
Yes. When I was in China, as college sports team members, we often have dinner in Halal Dinner Hall because one can always find the best beef and goat meat in there.
@@杨家玮-d8f 这些清真面条是特许经营品牌吗
@@杨家玮-d8f these halal noodle are they franchised brand or something
most high school has
Islam is not banned. Only the separatists are not welcome. Like in ANY country😊
U$UK has enormous budget in support of separatists all over the world.
have u been in china? or just know it from western media? u know nothing, kid
Ye for that Chinese government allow local people to free go to your house to detain you and there is 2 million peoples are in camps even you graduate best universities in state and their children also in erasing UYGHUR identity no allow to speak their language school there is no more UYGHUR language school. There is no more Halal “清真” words in sign from any restaurant in Xinjiang in one of biggest Muslim population . Those Chinese 50sents everywhere just like 🪳. Well . Keep kissing when Xi 🤴 ass。 enjoy..
“清真” is Halal in Chinese. You may need it to identify halal food in China.
Yes I started to show them that on my phone now , very helpful 👍
對，超市內有些食品也著明了這些符號
说到这个清真标志，对工厂是有要求的，单独的加工设备，单独的仓库，有穆斯林监督生产过程，以及至少5%的员工是穆斯林。
All Halal food have green markings on the package and writing in Arabic letting you know the stuff you buy is halal. And halal restaurants have the same green sign either by their front door or inside hanging by the entrance.
@@blackace41现在统一要求了，必须用中文书写了
Chinese are open and respect religious enough, as long as the religion should never be mixed with the political system, their long history had taught them all the lessons what to avoid.
And note this: The Chinese mosques were built like the Chinese temples, not the dome style. There were many cases that the extremism were trying to demolish those ancient historical marvels and replace it with the domes, and later those including the ESTM extremists/terrorists have infiltrated and wanted to force a city(Ningxia) into their ideology, it was a time of chaos, and luckily the Chinese government had stopped this trend with such a peaceful way.
Also, Chinese are really not fond of extremism.
indeed, China is extremely open in some way, as long as you are "chinese". So Bahaism, Islamism, or Christianity, all are welcomed back in the history, but all had to adapted into the China-way, and fit into Chinese philosophy to some degree. Extremism, if it dares to emerge, will be terminated without doubt.
Just don't become the next Hong Xiquan haha.
@@CantoniaCustoms 洪秀全宣称自己是上帝的长子、耶稣的哥哥，他和罗马传教士辩论，并且辩论赢了，罗马教廷也没有证据否认他的存在，如果太平天国没有灭亡，他们甚至可以宣称拥有梵蒂冈一半的主权
@@oan-wakam1965 Nobody recognized those claims tho, so no, they couldn't have. Also that's not how judicial processing work lol but I guess what can I expect from a country with only one party. The responsibility is not on the church to "deny the existence", it's his to "prove his claims". Lunatic
@@gior987 但是中国并不是只有一个政党
Amazing video 😊😊 locals are so friendly. Chinese muslims are so nice and hospitality is great 👍
Amazing people 🙏🙏
US CONGRESS passing HR 1157 budget of $1.6 BILLION for media to report lies on CHINA!
Chinese people, including Chinese muslims are friendly
@@AmirMalikTravel宗教在中国人自由的，但是无法参与政治，，因为现实生活和信仰是完全区分开的，会让无神论者觉得公平，，
@@nuanxing9394可以参与政治，穆斯林的人大代表，你说的政治是搞分裂
religions are always free as long as (1) they dont interfere in other people's lives, and (2) they dont interfere in government affair.
3 their culture don't do life harming stuff
(There are some religions that do life harming stuff,and looks like they all disappeared)
But Government does not have the right to oppress their citizens either.
@@kennedy072 if so why prison exist?
@@kennedy072 除非这个公民犯罪，在中国就算是富豪也要遵纪守法
If China’s attitude towards Islam is so negative, I wonder why every single Islam country seem to adore China.
Here’s just a few: Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria etc.
你说的太对了 西方媒体不一样他们看到真相😂😂😂
as well as Egypt, Saudi, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, etc.
中国和他们和平交住了上千年，他们知道中国人是什么样的。
Actually islam country doesn't care about islam, they treat it like tools
Plus Egypt, Morocco, and Malaysia!
'Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.
There are an estimated about 25 million Muslims in China ' - wikipedia
Love to see that! ❤️❤️
@@AmirMalikTravelstop showing fake narrative , here is the reality
ruclips.net/video/YK_pYQZo1wI/видео.htmlsi=ET9MWERLdE4r7z-S
You can't teach stupids. Even when they see with their own eyes, they still think it's fake.
@@AmirMalikTravel 5 provinces in China are Muslim majority.
The grandpa wearing white clothes at 2 minutes and 20 seconds is my great-great-grandfather. Hahaha. Watching your video feels very nice and friendly. Welcome to come again! In addition, the main entrance of the mosque is usually closed due to too many tourists, but it will be open on Fridays, you know，welcome n thx!~
No way small world haha! He was so nice mashallah Allah bless him! Thank you for watching ❤️❤️
China it is not a religion country.Remember this.We educate our children religion Free. After all when you grow up you can practice any religion you like.But not to spread your religion all over the country.
That’s the best way religion shouldn’t be forced it’s from your own will , guidance comes from God
Chinese cannot waste all their time praying 5 times a day ...nothing would ever get done like in the west !
@@AmirMalikTravel China is a country with freedom of belief. My father is Taoist, my mother, sisters and brothers are Buddhist. My sister-in-law is Muslim and I am Christian. No problem. Everything is fine. I don’t understand why so many countries say China does not have freedom of belief? China only tolerates extreme cult organizations!😅
中国不干涉宗教自由，但是禁止强迫他人信教
中国的每一座寺庙都有标语：禁止向未成年传教
The reason why the Muslims in China are very well integrated is because the Chinese are largely not religiously destructive from a cultural perspective. They are largely culturally Muslims and don’t force or try to influence others to be Muslims. The Chinese government has done a fantastic job in ensuring peace by making it very clear that religious extremism will not be tolerated. The Chinese government (to their credit) has also demonstrated this no nonsense approach which is the key reason why there is peace. This is unlike in the UK where there has been numerous acts of terrorism against members of the public. This tension in the UK and across Europe is due to the Brits and the Europeans initially allowing very poor background checks with migrants without checking on links with extremist groups. Hate preachers have been allowed to spew hate in the name of freedom of speech for a very long time. As a result, young males get indoctrinated to behave in inappropriate ways. In China, you won’t get very far if you’re a hate preacher as the gov there has made it very clear of consequences for stepping out of line.
Couldn't be more true. We have screwed up over here, China's approach makes it work.
No shit sherlock, you're telling me that in a repressive dictatorship where you don't have freedom of speech, it's easier to repress said freedom of speech, both for criminals and for innocent people? Shocking, how could the west fail to do that??? Idiot, it's called standing up for your principles. Freedom of speech is a founding principle of the west, it's what allows you to be here on YT shitting on the west. It's also what allows discussion and growth. And yes, that means that sometimes people will say things you don't like, including extremism. Better to develop antibodies for extremism rather than hiding it under the carpet
Why would anyone preach hatred? It is because your country meddle in Middle Eastern affair which China never did. You bomb Muslims land, made them homeless. No one want to come to Europe but for securitywhich is taken away by foreign mercenaries. You will never hear these things in China because of their acceptable attitude. Muslims love Chinese because of their hard working attitude. Tell your government to stop interfering in Muslim lands. You will surely find Muslims loving you (Christians) more than anybody because our love for Christ is more than our own lives. Majority of Muslim converts have always been Christians and together we say that the Christ is having 4 billion followers in this world. Unfortunately, Christians never feel it this way.
@@Goochen In the view of traditional Chinese culture, nothing is absolutely right, we learn the good parts and discard the bad parts.☺
在中国，极端是不受欢迎的。只要不是很极端，就没有问题
Since 996, not 1996😂. That's a thousand-year old temple. But the area you visited is relatively new, I guess the ancient part is under repair.
My bad just 1000 years off 😅
@@AmirMalikTravel😂😆
Yeah the one he stepped in says temporary reception
@@AmirMalikTravelI am a Chinese Hui Muslim and I was there around 9/10. I also visited mosques in Xi’an and Shadian, Yunnan province. I am going to spend 6 months there later.
Love this video! Cheers Amir for making this content. I like to think that videos like yours will change some previously closed minds about China, and the many misconceptions held about it in the collective West.
I previously lived in China, and know that people of all religions live in peace and harmony with one another. Also, fun fact, Chinese-Muslim cuisine is regarded highly and very delicious by all Chinese.
best video ever i watch abaut muslim china
Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️
Love your videos man. Such a chill vibe, loving the interactions with locals and great food reviews from you always!❤😊
This mosque is definitely not built in 1996. It is at least 1,000 yrs. If you see a mosque with a traditional chinese architecture, those mosques are very very old mosque. The newer mosques would have what we now know as islamic mosque - dome shape.
I was just a 1000 years off 😅😂
@@AmirMalikTraveland that’s why it’s not opened to the public. It’s for preservation purposes.😊 It’s my childhood neighborhood in the 80s.
@@AmirMalikTravel Rounding error :P
All mosques are islamic, but not all have Arab architecture.
@@jz4057the plague said that its under construction. Also another paper said the temporary entrance is to the north (where the womens prayer room is). He doesn't know Chinese and missed the second sign.
In China, many of my classmates are Muslims, and when I hang out with them, I go to Muslim restaurants. We respect people's faith, as long as you don't affect other people's lives
Thank you , from philipines ❤
@@DarthVader-m3u And Chinese Halal Cuisine is ancient and unique in the world, especially the soup hand pull noodle and plain cut lamb eating with hands
Liked from Malaysia ❤
Thank you! ❤️❤️
I recommend you to visit the Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou. It's probably the first mosque built in China, it's estimated to be built 627, and Islam first entered China arounf 620. It's one of the oldest Mosque worldwide
😊满城尽带黄金甲
最古老在泉州好不好😂
China has true religious freedom. You can openly pray and not worry about harrassment like in the west.
China indeed has true religious freedom, but you cannot openly pray. In China it is only legal to do religion in religious facilities or in private places. Openly taking religious activities in public is illegal. If you do this and be seen by a policeman, the policeman would tell you please don't do this in public places , and kindly guide you to the nearest religious facilities.
@@flyingnan2520 Not interfering with others' choices is freedom，that is truly freedom.
@@youness9302 Yes I agree.
@@flyingnan2520不能在公共场所传教，只能宗教场所传教。
@@sansu3992 不只是传教，是一切宗教活动
See if you can find your way towards Ningxia Hui autonomous region, a province the size of Ireland. As the name suggests, it has a Muslim majority.
I plan to visit many places that have a lot of Chinese Muslims 🙏
@@AmirMalikTravel
Have a safe journey. You have a long trip ahead of you. Undoubtedly people will recommend cities in Western China, like Xi'An, Xi Ning, Lan Zhou, and eventually to the vast expanse of Xin Jiang. I suggest you retrace the steps of Ibn Battuta, and visit the ancient city of Quan Zhou in South eastern China. Where Arab and Persian traders left its mark
@@AmirMalikTravel There are 56 ethnic groups in China, 10 of which are Muslims.
宁夏、青海、新疆都是穆斯林@@AmirMalikTravel
Islam has been in China for a long long time. Admiral Cheng He was Muslim. Many famous generals of China's history has been Muslim.
There were almost no Muslim generals in ancient China. There may be some in modern times, but they are very few. There are warlords, but his reputation is particularly bad. You should be talking about Zheng He. He was a man who had his testicles removed, so he is not a general. Rather he is an ambassador
@@wangwill9165 Zheng He was not officially a general, but he did have military achievements, he was not purely an ambassador.
郑和的军事才能，在靖难之役中即有体现。在下西洋的过程中，郑和先后指挥了消灭海盗陈祖义、粉碎锡兰王亚烈苦奈儿的阴谋以及生擒苏门答腊的苏干剌的战争。三次战役中，他根据不同的环境条件采取相应的战术，全部取得了胜利
I recommend reading up on the history of the Hui people of China, it's a fascinating relationship the west knows nothing about.
ADMIRAL ZhengHe
Zheng He's ancestors came from the Western Regions, but he was a descendant of Confucianism . In Chinese history, there were very few military commanders who believed in Islam. I don't know where you found out that many generals were Muslims. If what you said is true, then the color of the Chinese national flag now is not red but green
many Islams in China and there are 35,000 mosques in China too.
Bro it’s over 40 thousand Mosques in China and Islam was in China since the Tang Dynasty
Wow, the media really brainwashed me negatively about China. One day I'll visit Inshallah
Very interesting, I didn't expect to see such a civilised community and well behaved, good for them and I am glad you enjoyed the visit there. Very friendly and down to earth. Thank you for sharing such videos is an educational tipe of video because we learn about other people in China and their way of life, very pleasant, civilized and clean, tidy and so peaceful, amazing🙂👏.
don't trust anything western media say about China, it's 90% lies, and you hardly can tell the 10% of truth from the rest, so easy way is to just ignore all of them. Find some other source to form your view. China is like any huge country (aka. US) which has pros and cons. But just use a simple rule to judge the news, at the end of the day, the individual people in most countries share very similar desires, health, happiness, prosperity and so on. We built our life from 0 through generations, and enjoy peaceful and happy (most of the time) life.
Western media propaganda hurts your brain
In the decade between 2005 and 2015, China built a large number of Middle Eastern-style Muslim buildings. But if you really know the history, you will realize that the ancient mosques in China were built in Chinese architectural style, which is totally different from the Middle East.
In recent years regulations have been put in place to require rectification and many mosques have returned to the traditional Chinese style. This is good because it represents a true integration of the religion into the local area, rather than forming a divisive stronghold.
exactly. The old ones were in Chinese style. There was one in my hometown. People would never tell the difference from Buddhism/Taoism temples from outside.
Welcome to China and have a nice trip the Muslim quarter in Beijing is Niu-jie, literally which means Cow Street
Thank you so much for the warm welcome ❤️
@@AmirMalikTravel You are quite welcome in China and generally Chinese people are very hospitable and kind and I hope you have a wonderful and enjoyable trip there
It’s moon cake. Chinese celebrate the mid autumn festival on the 17 Sept. usually they eat moon cake on that day. Also boxes of moon cake 🥮 are given as gift to family and friends before the festival.
Aah moon cake! Well they were delicious 🤤
@@AmirMalikTravel The one you ate have varieties of nuts inside and we have the traditional one that consists of lotus seeds paste or red bean paste with duck egg in the middle. For me I like the snowy skin ice cream moon cake but its a bit expensive 😂
Mind you it's different every year
It’s mid-Autumn festival now, basically a moon festival. We only eat moon cakes during this festival as moon cakes taste too sweet, kind of weird flavor and not suitable for everyday meal. The moon cake has been changed to different flavor (with meat/ salty) to adapt to different culture/religion across the country.
Yeah I just got 30 boxes of mooncakes from my uncle
...... I still have some mooncakes left from 2022😭I'm never gonna finish them
Brother Assalamu Alaikum, may Allah reward you and thank you for showing the truth and not letting liars turn us against our Chinese brothers for their interests. 🇨🇳☪️✊🏽
atleast Chinese muslims dont worry about the war, dont worry about the US army,dont worry about isreal taking their lands. Chinese muslims can keep their faith, live what they want to live.
Yes but when India they start digging mosques to find Shivlng or something they should be worried as it can happen to them also. The country I mentioned claims to be “ secular and democratic” 😂😂😂😂😂
Muslims in Beijing receive a lot of respect, and Muslim food has become a business card of Beijing. The Niujie you go to is a Muslim gathering area. There are mosques there and a lot of delicious food. Enjoy it.
How to find Muslim food 101 : First find a mosque, the halal food stall must be nearby :-)
@@bluedragontoybash2463 cuz it should be a populated muslim community (of course living with many non muslims)
主要是因为北京菜（烤鸭除外）太难吃了 而西北清真菜确实好吃 而穆斯林在北京也有一定历史了
The reason why people are standing there and finish the kebab is to recycle the metal skewers, and usually the seller will put a bucket for reusing the skewers. If you take them away it could be a little bit difficult to recycle bucause they are so sharp🤔
Recycled or washed and reused?
@@never4ever386 actually washed and reused🤣
@@Hanchen-q3v What’s funny or wrong with that? If you go to eat at a restaurant, the same thing happens with the cutlery.
@@never4ever386 Recycling. However, it is usually collected and sent to factories, where meat processing plants handle it uniformly, reattach it to mutton, and then sell it to restaurants.
@@never4ever386是铁制的，当然能再利用，
The wooden board on the tire is to prevent the puppy from peeing on it😆😆
😂😂 makes sense! Who wants their car smelling of pee! Hahaha
@@AmirMalikTravel Its the puppy pee may stop brake working :)
在中国，你可以看到这样一个场景：
一和尚，一道士，一穆斯林信徒，聚在一起聊天。或者斗地主。
In China, you can see a scene like this:
A monk, a Taoist, a Muslim, got together and talked. Or I don't know how to translate.
And play a popular game together.
could just say they mahjong together。😁
@@117page4 You need 4 people to mahjong
少林寺驻武当山办事处大喇嘛王神父。
@@bowong4541那就跟一个基督教徒说三缺一😅
I’m from Beijing and so happy to see this side of Beijing covered on YT. On the halal piece, beijing people regardless of ethnicity would prefer Halal lamb and beef to non-halal because it’s believed to be better quality and better taste. Definitely a different attitude than London, where I now live
Liked from Singapore. 😄👍
Thank you for your support 🙏🙏
Kunming CITY has a HUGE Islamic population. Including the Mayor is a MUSLIM. There are many mosque under Govn management and funding. Food and Tuition are sponsored . Muslims are well Treated in China. From Malaysia.
Thank you sharing the truth mate!
Although I am a non-Muslim, it does not prevent me from enjoying halal food in China
You actually went to a temporary mosque while the main one was repairing. You should definitely check the main one out someday. It is gorgeous
Amir's video showcases the daily life of Beijing residents living together with Muslims. China has a Muslim population of over 25 million, and in many regions, Han and Hui Muslim people have lived together for more than a thousand years. Given such a large base and a long historical background, it is absolutely impossible to ignore or hide them. Living alongside Muslims has long been a common reality for the Chinese. Therefore, many Chinese people would consider the Western media's reference to "hidden / banned Muslims" as a joke: Our ancestors already ate at the same table with Muslims long before the United States was even established.
It is true that the Chinese people saw such rumors, just amused, and then began to doubt the intelligence of the rumor maker
Halal or non halal to the Chinese is just immaterial ,what they mind is whether the food is tasty n worth the money spent
非常同意，好吃就行了，食物所关联的国家、文化习俗和宗教信仰，我很多时候都不太清楚。
10 yuan for a lamb skewer ! I almost fell off my chair
Indeed, I really like going to Muslim restaurants to eat egg fried noodles.
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This street is very famous in Beijing. It has many delicious snacks. It tastes good.
Its not banned in China, but banned in US, ask Trump. And US has been accusing China of mistreating Muslims, its just so "funny"
يمكنك الذهاب إلى المناطق الشمالية الغربية أو الجنوبية الغربية من الصين، حيث تكون المساجد هناك ذات قباب، والطعام الحلال لذيذ جدًا، خاصةً لحم الضأن المشوي.
Love the video, I grew up in Beijing in a neighborhood just like this. Subbed!
No way awesome! I appreciate your support ❤️🙏
This is a lovely neighborhood in my hometown. Food is awesome there!
No, you should be shocked why you were told that Islam is banned in China and question who and why stuffed those false information in to your mind.
-Every religions in China are equal, you are NOT allowed to publicly say other religion is wrong or your religion is the correct one
-You are allowed to sell Halal food, just like other people are allowed to sell their prefered food as well.
-Basically no religion get preferential treatment
这个区域的小学初中高中孩子的食堂午餐吃的都比别的区域的小孩子好，丰富，因为国家政府补贴更多。😂我以前就在他们旁边的普通中学上学，可羡慕了
大学那会吃腻了，我们普通的不信教的也去民族餐厅换换口味。不过其实我们学校也没啥信教的，不过那边的牛肉拉面的盖浇面，还有鸡公煲确实是一绝
我以前大学钱包瘪的时候也经常去清真食堂 又便宜又好吃。一碗炒面不到三块钱
@@Alanzhoure对！便宜好吃量大还丰富😂
@@Alanzhoure 你们比我们更便宜，我们最便宜是七块，你们学校估计还有补贴
@@TimJohnson-t7e 二十年前了 暴露年龄系列
I'm so glad to see more and more brave young people like you challenging Western misinformation by providing impartial information online.
I have Chinese relatives living at Yunnan they are Muslim we had visited them at their big mansion house with huge land grow all kinds of fruits and flowers trees ,there are big fish pond built a bridge crossing it at front also has swimming pool in back yard, they live very freely happily they are rich Muslim have mines and mineral extraction plant
虽然云南这地方比较穷，土地和楼房相对便宜，但能有院子、鱼塘、小桥和游泳池的人也绝对是挺有钱的了。
The oldest mosque was built in 1009 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, it's a historical commercial port. The mosque is still in perfect condition. There's halal restaurant everywhere in Quanzhou, despite majority of the residents are non Muslim
In China any restaurant in GREEN is Halal restaurant (清真)。I believe 100% restaurants in Niu Jie (牛街) are Halal restaurants.
China looks so awesome I want to visit!
I recommend you travel to Xinjiang, which is a province in China. Most of the people there are Muslim, and you'll enjoy it.
according to Western media, there are genocides going on there...
Muslims in China are very rich and they are hardworking and smart businessmen
A high ranking Chinese explorer in 1421, Zhang He, is a muslim.
His name is Zheng He.
In China, if a restaurant sign has a predominantly green background, it is very likely a halal restaurant. This is because traditionally, Chinese people prefer using red or yellow, while only Muslims use a lot of green. So, if you see a restaurant with a green sign, ask if they serve Muslim food-it will likely meet your expectations.
You could try visiting Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Hui people follow Islam), there is the Muslim areas of north-west China, but Very few foreign youtuber have visited
Thank you Amir for showing the real China. Awesome content 👍 please keep them coming ❤ Peace
You should visit Xi AN, there is full of mosque and halal food restaurants. Even their street food.
我是汉族，从小老师就教过，不允许去清真餐厅乱点、乱带食物，简单说就是不能提猪肉，绝对不会有任何不尊重（特别熟悉的朋友同学，偶尔会开开玩笑，互相的）。北京海淀清真寺，这里每到节日都会有很多全球各地穆斯林学生，很和谐，欢迎你来看看。
？？？这叫互相平等吗？
@@奉诏穷台蔡英文。不叫吗 你交朋友当然要首先尊重对方
@@soso-oj3km 对方吃不吃猪肉是他的事情，没有理由要求我在他面前不能吃猪肉，更不要讲什么不能提猪肉这件事。这种退让不叫交朋友，这叫给自己找个主子。话说我们无神论国家不也没让他们去死对吗？
而且不能穿短裤进去
As a Chinese guy from Beijing, I very much enjoyed your vlog of you just exploring the city without a local guide. I really don't want some local to skew your opinion of China. The way you are doing it is much more organic and interesting. Keep it up, keep talking about both the good and bad. Let people know the reality.
If some Pakistani have Malaysian passport no need apply China visa can go to China trip without visa for 30 days visa free to China.
Thanks you so much for your new remarkable video today’s to shows these amazing places on the streets in China this week September of 2024❤❤❤
You can see places selling Halal food, and their exterior walls are mostly green. The Chinese term for Halal, "清真"。
Many travelers to Tibet and Xinjiang still could hear their local language spoken there, as well as their script used in public. Whereas in the USA, where I have lived for decades, I have never heard of Native American language spoken. After some research, it seems Native American reservations are mostly found in Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico, etc...These states are some of the most sparsely populated states in the US.
Wally you may be in China, but you are more interesting, sincere, and down to earth than that Muhammad Hijab! I can't remember their name right now, there's an organisation in Beijing run by the elderly and the retired that collects funds and clothings now specifically for the Palestinians. The folks are very emotional about the sufferings of the Palestinians. I saw a little video about the folks going about their activities, there was a clip about an old man riding his bicycle cart doing his collection rounds riding through a snowstorm..! That's the unseen China for you!
good video, thank you for your effort
16:30 I don’t think you have returned the sticks to the restaurants. Usually, you can throw the wooden sticks to a trash can but you need to give the steel sticks back to the restaurants.
Yeah I was so confused what to do with them 😅 so I asked someone and they just pointed to the bin 😂
@@AmirMalikTravel😂 no big deal, but had better return metal sticks next time😂
That's how an industrial country be like, steel sticks are as cheap as wooden sticks. I live in China, I can prove that even some restruants send takeaway foods with steel plates, bowls as one-time-use things
To answer questions about the cardbords on car tyres: these cars are usually not driven for some period (e.g. owner leaves town), and the owner wants to protect the tyres from possible “attacks" by dogs peeing on them. It is also an easy way of showing the others that the car is not going anywhere soon, so don't bother waiting for the parking spot to vacate.
thank you very much to share the ture about China and in particular how the the Islam and Muslim people live in China.
You don’t ask strangers if they have eaten. They don’t know how to respond. You only ask friends and family members if they have eaten, or someone familiar that you see everyday.
在中国问别人吃饭了吗是很正常的，不是不礼貌的行为
Lovely Masjid❤
The boards covering car weels are used to prevent dogs pee on them🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂 who wants their car smelling of pee haha so I agree with it!
very beautiful mosque .Nice and clean ❤
nice video, you should try converse more and try learn basic chinese
Thank you I’m trying 👍
Vudeos about Muskims ,iving in many areas in China and there are thousands of Mosques all,arkund China. Msny Mosques were bui,t thousands of years ago, with Chinese architectures. These features are not recent additions.
China prohibits any form of religious interference in politics, and even participation is not allowed. We believe this is dangerous and can lead to a theocracy. The status of religion in China is akin to entertainment; it's akin to asking whether someone prefers singing or dancing.
In Western societies, whether in Europe or the Middle East, there is a strong historical precedent for religious interference in politics. To this day, Western presidents and Supreme Court justices are required to swear an oath to God upon taking office. From a Chinese perspective, this is inconceivable and symbolizes primitiveness and backwardness. Any theocratic government is seen as dangerous, as they tend to have a strong zero-sum mentality and a tendency for external aggression in the name of God. This applies equally to the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.
2:13 The brief interactions between you and the elderly was so respectful and sweet. 😊
welcome to china.
Thank you! 🙏🙏
@@AmirMalikTravel still In china?having fun?did anything bad happened?
Welcome to return!
中国道德完全不基于神，比如说“人在做，天在看”。 “天”是谁？你爱是谁就是谁…可以是真主，可以是佛主，可以是耶稣，也可以是外星人…
三教是人神合一，天人合一。不是真主，不是耶稣，不是亚威，是你自己。
天更像是这学上的真理抽象化
I love the Muslim communities in China! So friendly and they have great food of course. We used to call the Lanzhou noodles “Muslim noodles” because they were always made by a lovely Muslim family in our neighborhood.
China has true religious freedom
You should go to the Hongqiao District in Tianjin, where there is a large Muslim gathering area
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Thank you for the support! I really appreciate it!!
Glad to see more and more people seeking the truth. Enjoy!
In the beginning of the 20th century there was this brilliant young warlord called 馬仲英 (Ma Zhong Ying aka 尕司令) who defeated the East Turkey Independent movement forces. Later a famous general 白崇禧 (Bai Chong Xi, aka 小諸葛） who fought the Japanese during WWII. Proved again and again Chinese Muslim fighters can fight!
They fought for the common motherland of China for thousands of years
The area you passed through, the one with the huge lines, most of the restaurant signs display: 清真/Halal.
all school canteen have halal section, my daughter's class has one girl how is hui muslim and she got halal food specially proivided to her for lunch
The Hui people originated from Islamic religion and culture, but it is an ethnic group rather than a religion after all, so as time goes by, not all Hui people believe in Islam.
The neighbourhood of NiuJie，literally means the cattle street, this street is the oldest and most well known community of Chinese Muslim in Beijing, the history of the mosque you visited could date back to AD 996, Song Dynasty. Right place to go :)
From my understanding (born in the UK) it seems a lot of the Muslims at the mosque you met had been on Hajj as those who wear the Taqiyah apparently from my understanding have been on Hajj.