Madian, Beijing

[citation needed] Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and C. Cindy Fan, authors of "Growth and Decline of Muslim Hui Enclaves in Beijing," wrote that Madian historically was in a "relatively peripheral part of the city" and in particular "peripheral to the core areas of the city".

[4] Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan stated that according to historical records the first Hui arrived in Madian during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

[4] The head of a resident committee interviewed by Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan in August 2000 stated that Madian was over 90% Muslim in the 1950s.

[5] Weiping Wu and Piper Gaubatz, authors of The Chinese City, wrote that the result was that "lost much of its Muslim character".

[5] In 1996 Dru C. Gladney, author of Muslim Chinese: Ethnic Nationalism in the People's Republic, wrote that "recent studies indicate that the [Hui] community continues to maintain a strong solidarity.

[8] Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan stated that post-renovation Madian was "relatively expensive".

In 2002 Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan stated that "Madian has lost much of its character as a Hui enclave in terms of both residential and economic functions.

"[8] As of 2002 the development plans state that a multifunctional building named "CityChamp Palace" would be the centerpiece of Madian.

[10] In 2002 Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan argued that the fact that Madian is divided between two administrative offices instead of being under one has "undermined" the Hui community and therefore, unlike the Niujie area in Xicheng District, the city government was less willing to preserve the Hui community in Madian due to developmental pressures.

Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan wrote that it is "likely" that "most of these businesses will disappear" as the renovation project of Madian continues its course.

[8] Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and Cindy Fan wrote that "Historically, the Hui people in Madian were highly concentrated in businesses linked to the sheep market and were less proficient in other economic activities.

[4] The sheep market was demolished in the early part of the People's Republic, prior to the Chinese economic reform.

[8] The Beijing Haidian Minzu Primary School (S: 北京市海淀区民族小学, P: Běijīng Shì Hǎidiànqū Mínzú Xiǎoxué, "Beijing Haidian Ethnic Group Primary School") serves ethnic minorities in the Madian area.