Muslim neighborhood is a form of
organization in China's Muslim society. It is a system adapted to the
development of Islam and the native culture in China. It integrates the
political system of the Islamic states with that of China.
Muslim neighborhood is an independent Muslim
community with a mosque as its center. Its characteristics are neighborhoods are
independent from, and disconnected from each other; and usually the only mosque
acts as the center for religious, political, economic, cultural, civil and
social activities. Religious affairs and internal affairs of a mosque are
separated from, and at the same time, related to each other. It is a form of
social organization in China's Muslim regions. It is not only a religious system
in which Muslims conduct their religious activities, but also the basis for
various peoples believing in Islam to become a national community.