Islam in China Facts for Kids

Muslims have been in China for the last 1,400 years, and have interacted with Chinese society. Muslims live in every region in China. Various sources estimate different numbers of Muslims in China. Some sources indicate 2% of the total population in China are Muslims. Xinjiang in the northwest is the province with most Muslims.

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Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's oldest mosques.
Guang Ta minaret, Huaisheng Mosque. The minaret was built in the 10th century. Photograph from 1860
The tombs of Sa-Ke-Zu and Wu-Ko-Shun at Mount Lingshan, Quanzhou
Jinan Great Southern Mosque was completed during the reign of Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan.
Weizhou Grand Mosque, constructed during the Ming dynasty
Chinese Muslim explorer and admiral, Zheng He.
Giraffe brought to China, by Zheng He's Treasure Fleet.
Depiction of a Central Asian Muslim from Altishahr, during the Qing dynasty
Capture of Dali, the capital of the Pingnan Sultanate in Yunnan, 1873
Pagoda composed of the Shahada and other Islamic prayers; section of an 1845 scroll
An ethnic Hui family celebrating Eid ul-Fitr in Ningxia
Eid al-Adha at Jiangwan Mosque, Shanghai
Muslim, Bonan children
Uyghur Muslims in a livestock market in Kashgar.
99 names of Allah, in Chinese Sini
1939, Northwest China, Chinese Muslim fighters gather to fight against the Japanese
Chinese Muslim students
Late 19th century map of Hajj pilgrimage routes, by land and by sea, from China to Mecca.
Headquarters of the Islamic Association of China in Beijing
The Niujie Mosque in Beijing
Id Kah Mosque
Locations of Chinese Muslim Sites (2018)
Number of Chinese Muslim Sites per county (2018)
A halal butcher shop at Huxi Mosque in Shanghai
Sini-style Arabic calligraphy of the first Shahada (La 'ilāha 'illā Allāh) at the Great Mosque of Xi'an
A Chinese-Arabic-Xiaoerjing dictionary from the early days of the People's Republic of China

Islam in China facts for kids

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