中国周边国家和地区回族的跨国分布及人口探析

On the Cross-Border Distribution and Population of the Hui Nationality in Countries and Districts around China

中亚三国东干族基本保持了中国回族文化特点,主要以农村和农业为主,其人口得到了空前的发展。缅甸的潘塞人口近8万人,缅语已基本上取代了其传统语言。泰国的"秦和人",主要集中于泰国北部的清迈府和清莱府各县城乡,约有5万人左右。台湾回族大部分分布于台北、桃园、高雄三处,共约有5—6万人。香港回族达5万多人,占香港穆斯林总人口的70%。西亚的沙特阿拉伯也有不少回族,主要集中分布在沙特的塔伊夫、吉达和麦地那,人数约有3万左右。东南亚的马来西亚、印度尼西亚、菲律宾和新加坡等国家,也有不少回族人居住。

The Tonggan people in the three countries in Central Asia have basically maintained the culture of the Hui nationality in China; they mainly live in countryside and their population grows drastically. The Pansei people in Burma are about 80 thousand and their language has taken place of other traditional languages. The Qinhe people in Thailand are about 50 thousand, mainly in Chiengmai and Chiang Rai. The Hui people in Taiwan are about 50-60 thousand, mainly in Taipei, Taoyuan and Gaoxiong. The Hui people in Hong Kong are about 50 thousand, making up 70% of the Muslims. The Hui people in Saudi Arabia are about 30 thousand, mainly in Taif, Jeddah, and Medina. There are also many Hui people in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippine, and Singapore.