Xi'an Muslim Quarter

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Oct 17, 2026

Abby and I Remember Our Indescribably Awful Boat Ride + Deaf Outreach in West China (+ more w/ Dr. Claud) [China Compass]

Oct 17 · 3 Mentions

ClaudGUEST

37:05

... a city chock-full of history.

BenHOST

37:07

Yeah, Muslim Quarter with, uh, with the Silk Road connections there with trade, and then the different, different Chinese people from different parts of China all coming together there.

BenHOST

37:15

And then of course the old historical, there's mountains outside of town that are famous, and then there's the Terracotta Warrior, the army that was buried for thousands of years, the terracotta pot- pottery army that was buried there.

BenHOST

37:26

Um, I'll go ahead and s- tell this funny story.

ClaudGUEST

40:57

I had taken a student of mine, and we went to town and were, you know, he was learning English, I was learning Chinese, and we just kinda walked around and had a meal.

ClaudGUEST

41:05

We went to the Hui district.

BenHOST

41:07

The Muslim Quarter, yeah.

ClaudGUEST

41:08

The Muslim Quarter, which is, um-

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Abby and I Recount Our Indescribably Awful Malaysia Boat Ride + Deaf Outreach in Western China (+ more w/ Dr. Claud) [China Compass]

Oct 17 · 2 Mentions

ClaudGUEST

37:01

It was the beginning of the Silk Road, so just a city chock full of history.

Ben WestenHOST

37:07

Yeah, Muslim Quarter with the Silk Road connections there with trade, and then the different Chinese people from different parts of China all coming together there.

Ben WestenHOST

37:15

And then, of course, the old historical.

Ben WestenHOST

37:17

There's mountains outside of town that are famous, and then there's the Terracotta Warrior, the army that was buried for thousands of years, the Terracotta Pottery Army that was buried there.

Ben WestenHOST

40:48

ask about that,

ClaudGUEST

40:49

but go ahead.

ClaudGUEST

40:50

Yeah, we said earlier my wife is deaf and um i she wasn't with me the the first day i'd taken a student of mine and we went to town and we're you know he was learning english i was learning chinese and we just kind of walked around and had a meal we went to the hui district the muslim quarter the muslim quarter which is um good food and shopping

Ben WestenHOST

41:12

and

Unknown podcast

China: 10-day itinerary

Oct 1 · 1 Mention

speaker_0NARRATOR

2:51

This surviving Ming defensive wall gives you a view of the old city from above and a sense of its scale.

speaker_0NARRATOR

2:57

Afterwards, eat dinner in the Muslim Quarter, where Hui Muslim heritage gives the Silk Road story an everyday dimension.

speaker_0NARRATOR

3:04

Try roujiamo or lamb dishes.

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3:06

The point is more than finding something to eat—this is another way to notice how regional cooking changes with each city’s history.

The Teaching Abroad Pod

Teaching in China: From the Noodle Capital to the “3 Ts”

Sep 29 · 2 Mentions

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:10

They have their own quarter of the city.

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:12

They call them Muslim quarter with their own style of food and music.

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:17

And that was one thing I found really interesting.

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:21

Yeah, really interesting about Xi'an.

Rowan LomasHOST

3:46

And were there any kind of hidden gems you can recommend, neighborhoods, restaurants, food, drink, anything you'd only really discover by living like a local?

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:56

Sure.

George FrangoulisGUEST

3:56

Well, again, the Muslim Quarter is its own thing entirely.

George FrangoulisGUEST

4:00

It's in the center of the city, narrow streets, winding alleys.

Xi'an Muslim Quarter

Oct 17, 2026

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