China has more than 20 million Muslims, who mainly live in the western provinces and Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan and Ningxia regions. About half of Chinese Muslims are from the Hui ethnic group. Ningxia is home to the largest Hui population, numbering more than 2.36 million Hui, or about 35% of China's total Hui population.
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Tuesday, 1 September 2015
China's Hajj pilgrims leave for KSA
The China Daily has reported that the Ningxia Hui autonomous region began sending Hajj pilgrims to KSA on 31 August.
A total of 14,500 Chinese Muslims will take 47 charter flights on Mecca pilgrimages in 2015, the China Daily said, quoting to the China Islamic Association.
China has more than 20 million Muslims, who mainly live in the western provinces and Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan and Ningxia regions. About half of Chinese Muslims are from the Hui ethnic group. Ningxia is home to the largest Hui population, numbering more than 2.36 million Hui, or about 35% of China's total Hui population.
China has more than 20 million Muslims, who mainly live in the western provinces and Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan and Ningxia regions. About half of Chinese Muslims are from the Hui ethnic group. Ningxia is home to the largest Hui population, numbering more than 2.36 million Hui, or about 35% of China's total Hui population.