Lineage, Garrison, and Ethnicity: How did Huihui in Han Region Tell the Stories about Their Ancestors?

In comparison to the studies on how the Han people told stories about their ancestors and their intentions, scholars have discussed less about non-Han people's ancestor story-telling. The narratives on the ancestors of the Muslims from Arab and central Asia changed after they came to Chinese territory and settled down since the Tang-Song period, showing an obvious localization trend. Although in the period of late Ming and early Qing, the eastward diffusion of the Sufi affected that trend, the Huihui in the Han regions told their ancestor stories still in a way similar to the Han people in order to respond to the challenges from their living world. It has been parallel to their religion and customs.