Hui Holy Man Day-Christmas?

Back in Tonghai, the Hui Muslims of Nanjiayan (Nagu zhen) celebrated their Holyman Day which loosely refers to their version of Christmas. Nagu town's history dates back to 1290 AD when a descendent of the prophet Mohammed came from the North and settled his family in Yunnan. About 700 Hui families now live in Nanjiayan.

Food has been a main topic this month - The line for lunch

Lotus with cilantro, hot pepper, ginger, soy sauce and hoisin.

Muer with tofu86 Yellow Buffalo were slaughtered

Fried BEEF

Wet tofu

Preparing the Lotus

Ground Beef with hot green pepper

Turnips

Families volunteer to take charge of individual tables

Breakfast-Beef Congee

Coal to fuel the massive stoves

Elder women cut the beef, men cooked the beef, young girls and middle-aged washed dishes,
and young men served

Boiling the meat

A store where I noticed only kids were working and buying... candy.

To the top of the Mosque

The new Mosque, for men only, was built in 2004 and replaced the old mosque from 1340 that was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. It is the largest in Yunnan.

covers more than 10,000 square metres, over 3,000 men can pray simultaneously
Prayer Times

Graduation

The old mosque is now a school for girlsDaidas?

Fuxian Lake on the way back-2nd deepest lake in ChinaLotus Pancake with a hint of ginger!