Problems that should be paid attention to when traveling as guests in Hui areas

Taboos in life-Hui people are forbidden to beg for visas, gamble and worship idols. Since ancient times, men, women and children are not allowed to tell their own fortune, nor are they allowed to tell others' fortune, not allowed to look at each other's faces, not allowed to believe in Feng Shui, not allowed to ask for fairy medicine, and not allowed to exorcise ghosts to treat diseases. Hui people think all these things, such as getting a visa and fortune telling, are improper and filthy behaviors. Because the Hui people believe in Islam-people's fate is arranged by God, and everything about people is decided by God. Hui people are forbidden to worship any idols. Generally speaking, there are no headshots in villages where Hui people live in compact communities. There are no statues of figures and animals at home, and people don't want to hang their heads on the wall, only landscape paintings. Some Hui people hang portraits of people or animals in their homes, but they cover their eyes with white paper when they worship God. Because Muslims only believe in God, don't believe in all other gods and don't worship all idols, they have formed the habit of not keeping idols at home. Hui people also prohibit gambling, believing that gambling is not good for themselves, others and society, and that gambling is "Al-Haram" (Arabic), and money obtained without pains is ill-gotten gains, so it is prohibited. In the past, there were also individuals among the Hui people who gambled. As a result, their wives and children were separated and their families were ruined. Before the founding of New China, there was a Hui folk song, which vividly showed the ending of "ten people bet nine people were poor": "One disease has not healed, and the waist is bent like a cage, with a brick on the head and a felt hole in the ass." Hui people also prohibit usury. People think that usury is not allowed, but now some folks have implemented alternative methods. In addition, Muslims are forbidden to joke about food; It is forbidden for women to expose their breasts and arms; Avoid Han people borrowing tableware from Hui people's homes; Hui people also prohibit men from wearing gold ornaments; Don't over-decorate; It is forbidden to stab blue (ink, tattoos) and pull out eyebrows.

Dietary taboos-Hui people advocate keeping a pure heart and sound mind, a warm spirit and a healthy body, and putting an end to filth, filth, greed, laziness and stupidity in life. So it is not pure in itself, and it is not good for people. Even harmful things and food should be kept away, which also forms the characteristics of Hui people's dietary taboos. Many people know that not eating pork is one of the eating habits of Hui people. In fact, in China, there are other ethnic groups besides Hui, such as Uygur, Kazak, Dongxiang, Kirgiz, Salar, Tajik, Uzbek, tatar people and Baoan. These ethnic groups do not raise pigs or eat pork, and they are all disgusted with pigs. Hui people call them "enemies". In addition to eating pork, the Hui people abstain from eating grotesque, filthy and ferocious birds, animals and fish.