
A staff member talks to a muslim pilgrim at the Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2012. More than 300 Muslims set off to Mecca of Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage by a chartered plane on Tuesday.(Xinhua/Zhang Meng)

Muslims wave goodbye to their friends at the Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2012. More than 300 Muslims set off to Mecca of Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage by a chartered plane on Tuesday.(Xinhua/Zhang Meng)

Muslims wait for boarding at the Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2012. More than 300 Muslims set off to Mecca of Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage by a chartered plane on Tuesday.(Xinhua/Zhang Meng)

Muslim pilgrims wave goodbye to relatives at the Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2012. More than 300 Muslim pilgrims set off to Mecca for pilgrimage by a chartered plane on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Meng)