After the fall of the Qing dynasty following the Xinhai Revolution, Sun Yat-sen, who led the new Republic of China, immediately proclaimed that the country belonged equally to the Han, Hui, Meng, and
Chinese Muslim guerrilla fighters gather to oppose the Japanese invaders in Northwestern China, c. 1939
Mosque with dome removed due to Sinicization policy
Xian Great Mosque 07
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Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE. There are an estimated 25.9 million Muslims in China according to the 2020 National Census, less than 2 percent of the total population. Tho
Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's oldest mosques built 742 AD (Tang dynasty), its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD (Ming dynasty)
Niujie Mosque prayer hall in Beijing, originally built in 996 (Liao dynasty), and rebuilt in 1443 (Ming dynasty).
The Huaisheng Mosque, considered to be the oldest mosque in China, built in the 7th century. Photograph from 1860, The minaret was built in the 10th century.[citation needed]
The tombs of Sa-Ke-Zu and Wu-Ko-Shun at Mount Lingshan, Quanzhou