caused the end of the caravan trade. During the late Republican period a heavy taxation was imposed, further damaging the economy. As a result, the Madian economy diversified. By the 1930s annual sales of sheep within Madian were between 30,000 and 50,000. The sheep market was demolished in the early part of the People's Republic, prior to the Chinese economic reform. As the Hui population declined, the Hui business activity declined. Education The Beijing Haidian National Primary School (S: 北京市海淀区民族小学, P: Běijīng Shì Hǎidiànqū Mínzú Xiǎoxué, "Beijing Haidian Ethnic Group/Nations Primary School") serves ethnic minorities in the Madian area. It was previously named Madian Primary School (S: 马甸小学, P: Mǎdiàn Xiǎoxué). See also Hui people in Beijing References Gladney, Dru C. Muslim Chinese: Ethnic Nationalism in the People's Republic (Volume 149, Issue 149 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Asia Center, 1996. , 9780674594975. Wang, Wenfei, Shangyi Zhou, and C. Cindy Fan. "Growth and Decline of Muslim Hui Enclaves in Beijing" (Archive). Eurasian Geography and Economics, 2002, 43, No. 2, pp. 104–122. DOI 10.1080/10889388.2002.10641195 Wu, Weiping and Piper Gaubatz. The Chinese City. Routledge, April 26, 2013. , 9781136990823. Notes External links Beijing Haidian National Primary School "影像四合院——马甸的变迁." (Archive) City of Beijing. Neighbourhoods of Beijing Hui people Haidian District