LINXIA, China — The morning ritual began as dozens of men in traditional white skullcaps filed quietly into mosques, nodding to one another in the chill of an autumn twilight. But there was no call to ...

This article series explores 12 distinct “regions” within China: six “core” regions long dominated by the majority Han ethnic group and six “periphery” regions home to many of China’s ethnic ...

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in Gansu and Qinghai provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the northwest. Heavy to torrential rains ...

As members of the predominately Muslim Uighur ethnic minority have found increased restrictions on their religious practice amid an ongoing “war against terrorism” focused mainly on the Xinjiang ...

Gansu province in Northwest China is an important province along the Silk Road, an ancient trade road that has come to life in recent years due to the Belt and Road Initiative. Located in the upper ...

With a sizable population of over 9.81 million, the Hui ethnic group is one of China's largest ethnic minorities. People of Hui origin can be found in most of the counties and cities throughout the ...

Aerial photo taken on June 24, 2019 shows cole flowers in terraced fields in Jishishan County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Shi Youdong) Aerial photo ...

Islam was introduced to Gansu from Xinjiang in the mid-seventh century. The religion became more widespread with the immigration of Persians and Arabs in Gansu and Qinghai during the Yuan Dynasty ...

YANGWA, China — The Hui ethnic community of Yangwa village in China's earthquake-stricken northwest were on Thursday (Dec 21) mourning the loss of eight-year-old Ma Jinyuan under the rubble of a wall ...

BEIJING (Xinhua): China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in Gansu and Qinghai provinces and in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with all the three ...