Abstract: To report the palm print parameters between Han and Hui nationalities in Ningxia, the randomized samples were collected from 614 persons including Hui 262( male 129, female 146) and Han 352( male 206, female 146) . The results were: 1) The tPD in Hui nationality were more higher than in Han nationality ( P < 0.01) , it is more correlative between tPD and atd; 2) There was no significant difference between two nationalities in thenar eminence and hypothenar, but left hand had more frequency than right hand; 3)The main line in the left hand of Hui nationality were more higher than in Han nationality, depauperate C line were higher than C line absent; 4) The rate of feedthrough hand had no significant difference between two nationalities. 5) The significant difference of thenar exist in Hui nationalities who lived in difference area. 6)The frequency of thenar had difference among different ethnic group.

Key words: Dermatioglyphics; Hui nationality; Han nationality; Palm print