
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)

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)

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)

A Chinese Muslim boy laughs during celebrations 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)

Chinese Muslims shop for traditional food at a market outside 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)