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Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.[1] There are an estimated 17–25 million Muslims in China, less than 2 percent of the total population.[2] Though Hui Muslims are the most numerous group,[3][4] the greatest concentration of Muslims reside in northwestern China's Xinjiang autonomous region, which contains a significant Uyghur population. Lesser yet significant populations reside in the regions of Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai.[5] Of China's 55 officially recognized minority peoples, ten of these groups are predominantly Sunni Muslim.[5] The Silk Road, which comprised a series of extensive inland trade routes that spread all over the Mediterranean to East Asia, was used since 1000 BCE and continued to be used for millennia. For more than half of this long period of time, most of the traders were Muslim and moved towards the East. Not only did these traders bring their goods, they also carried with them their culture and beliefs to East Asia.[6] Islam was one of the

Islam in China - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Chinese Muslims" redirects here. This article is about Islamic beliefs of Muslim population in China who are "Chinese Muslims" in the broader sense regardless of their ethnicities. For "Chinese Muslims" in the narrower sense, who have Han Chinese ethnicity, see Hui people . Provinces of China by proportion of Muslim population, according to 2010 data Part of a series on Islam in China History By dynasty Tang Song Yuan Ming Qing Rebellions and revolts Jahriyya revolt Panthay Rebellion (1856–1873) First Dungan Revo

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