In ‘Islam, Hui and Localisation in China: In Words and Photographs’, Professor Tan Chee-Beng (Ph.D., Cornell University) provides an in-depth research of the Hui, the Chinese Muslims of China, with a primary focus on how Islam is integrated into Chinese culture throughout centuries via the architecture of mosques and other religious sites that are sacred to the Hui. The book lays out the arrival of Islam into China via trade and why it was embraced by a substantial Chinese population due to its compatibility with traditional and spiritual practices of the Chinese, such as Taoism and Confucianism. Ample references are given to expert writings on China as well as Chinese philosophy. (Islamic History/Chinese History)