Every year at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan there is a large celebration for a few days. There are many minority groups in this area of China, but one of the largest in Xining is the Muslims, mainly Hui people and also a few Salar. The first morning of the celebration almost all Muslim men in the area will go downtown to the largest mosque for their worship service. The city closes the main street for many blocks as the crowds spill out of the mosque and onto the streets. I thought I would share a picture of this year's crowd taken a few weeks ago. They say that every year over 100,000 men gather for this service just here in Xining.
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