Hidden Mosques and Halal Food in Beijing’s Niujie Muslim Qu​

I was shocked to find out that Chinese Muslims have lived in Beijing for over 1,000 years--And are responsible for the original recipes behind ~80% of Beijing's most iconic street food! The Muslim community in China's capital is not small. There is an entire quarter of the city called Niujie or Ox Street (牛街) full of halal restaurants & street snacks, halal butchers, and mosques that are between 500-1,000 years old. Even though the Chinese Muslim community has historically been an important part of Beijing's culture, how are they living today? In this video I'll explore the community with a local who grew up in Beijing's Muslim community and is now raising a family of his own here. He'll take us to hidden mosques as close as ONE MILE away from Chinese President Xi Jinping's Palace, modern Chinese-Muslim fusion cuisine like Halal Hot Dogs, and we'll get to try some of the delicious street food that people from all over Beijing come to the Muslim neighborhood to buy because they make it best!