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Chinese Muslims gather at a mosque in
Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Dec. 9,
2008. Muslims of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region celebrated on Tuesday the
Eid al-Adha festival, which falls on Dec. 9 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
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Chinese Muslims celebrate Corban Festival
URUMQI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Muslims across China celebrated their annual Corban Festival Tuesday.
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Chinese Muslims attend a prayer at a mosque in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Dec. 9, 2008. Muslims of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region celebrated on Tuesday the Eid al-Adha festival, which falls on Dec. 9 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
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Mosques in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, two major Muslim communities, were packed with people chanting and singing religious sutras.
"I'm praying for a more beautiful life in the coming year," said Tawargul, a middle-aged Uygur woman who was among tens of thousands of Muslims gathered at the Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang's Kashi City.
"I've already prepared plenty of food for the festival: mutton, cakes, pears and apples," she said. Full story
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Chinese Muslims attend a prayer at a
mosque in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on
Dec. 9, 2008. Muslims of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region celebrated on
Tuesday the Eid al-Adha festival, which falls on Dec. 9 this year.
(Xinhua/Wang Peng)
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