The Hui Muslims are China’s largest Muslim group, who number at least 10 million and are far more culturally Chinese than the Uighurs
Whilst the Hui Chinese Muslims are free to practise their religion, the clampdown of the Chinese government means the road to Kazakhistan is a door for religious freedom for the Uigurs.
Around half of China's 20 million Muslims live in Ningxia, where the people identify their ethnic group as Hui, a recognized minority in China.