Corban Festival marked among Chinese muslims
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-11 13:18

Muslims pray during a worship session to celebrate the Corban Festival in a Mosque in Yongning County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Tuesday. The festival, also known as Id al-Gurban, is a major Islamic festival during which people slay livestock for celebrations. Ten ethnic groups in China, including the Hui, Uygur, Dongxiang and Bao'an, celebrated the annual festival on Tuesday.  [Xinhua]