Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance,education,technology,and tourism,with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest,but the fifth most populous,with a population of 84.75 million,and the most densely populated of the 23 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces,after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north,Anhui to the west,and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) along the Yellow Sea,and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part of the province.
The persecution of Muslims has been recorded throughout the history of Islam,beginning with its founding by Muhammad in the 7th century.
The Battle of Talas was an armed confrontation between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tibetan Empire against the Tang dynasty in 751 AD. In July of that year,the Tang and Abbasid armies clashed at the Talas River over control of the regions surrounding the Syr Darya. According to Chinese sources,it was initially marked by several days of military stalemate before the balance of power was decisively tipped in the Abbasids' favour due to the defection of a Tang-allied mercenary column,consisting of some 20,000 Karluk Turks,who subsequently played a vital role in routing the Tang army.
Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE. There are an estimated 17–25 million Muslims in China,less than 2 percent of the total population. Though Hui Muslims are the most numerous group,the greatest concentration of Muslims reside in northwestern China's Xinjiang autonomous region,which contains a significant Uyghur population. Lesser yet significant populations reside in the regions of Ningxia,Gansu and Qinghai. Of China's 55 officially recognized minority peoples,ten of these groups are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province,East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze,it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest,Huai'an to the north,Yancheng to the northeast,Taizhou to the east,and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,559,797 at the 2020 census and its urban area is home to 2,635,435 inhabitants,including three urban districts,currently in the agglomeration.
Islam (Korean: 이슬람교) is a minor religion in South Korea and North Korea. The Muslim community is centered in Seoul and Busan and there are a few mosques around the country. According to the Korea Muslim Federation,there are about 200,000 Muslims living in South Korea,and about 70 to 80 percent are foreigners. Seoul alone has 40% of South Korea's total Muslim population. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hosted an Iftar dinner during the month of Ramadan every year since 2004.
The Great Mosque of Xi'an is one of the largest premodern mosques in China. Although the mosque was first built in the year 742 AD during the Tang dynasty,its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD during Emperor Hongwu's reign of the Ming dynasty,as recorded by the Records of Xi'an Municipality (西安府志).
The Huaisheng Mosque is the main mosque of Guangzhou. Rebuilt many times over its history,it is traditionally thought to have been originally built over 1,300 years ago,which would make it one of the oldest mosques in the world.
Islam in Macau is a minority religion in the region. According to the Islamic Union of Hong Kong,together with all of the foreign Muslim workers combined,there are around 10,000 Muslims in Macau. Only around 400 are local Macanese people,and they are collective known as The Macau Islamic Society.
The history of Islam in China goes back to the earliest years of Islam. According to the Chinese Old book of Tang Muslim missionaries reached China through an embassy sent by ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (644–656),the third rāshidūn caliph,in 651 CE,less than twenty years after the death of Muhammad in the second year of the third Tang Dynasty Emperor. Saʿd ibn AbīWaḳḳāṣ,the maternal uncle and second cousin of Muhammad,was sent with a delegation to meet the Emperor Gaozong of Tang. The construction of Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou,the first mosque in the country,is attributed to him.
The Yangzhou massacre in May,1645 in Yangzhou,Qing dynasty China,refers to the mass killing of people in Yangzhou commanded by the Manchu general Dodo and carried out by Qing forces.
The Qingjing Mosque,also known as the Ashab Mosque,is a mosque located in the city of Quanzhou,Fujian,China. It is found on Tumen Street. In 2021,the mosque was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other sites in and around Quanzhou because of its religious significance in the Song and Yuan dynasties,its importance to the medieval maritime trade of China,and its testimony to the global exchange of ideas and cultures during that time.
Slender West Lake,also known by its Chinese name Shouxihu and by other names,is a scenic lake in Hanjiang District in central Yangzhou,China. The lake developed from the city moats of Tang-era Yangzhou. During the Qing dynasty,its banks were the site of numerous estates for the area's wealthy officials and salt merchants. The lake and some of its attractions have been restored as a national park and AAAAA tourist attraction,requiring a ticket for admission and open only from 7 am to 6 pm.
Gaomin Temple is a Buddhist Temple in Hanjiang District of Yangzhou,Jiangsu Province of China. During the Qing dynasty,it was considered one of the eight great temples of Yangzhou.
Qocho or Kara-Khoja,also known as Idiqut,was a Uyghur kingdom created in 843,with strong Chinese Buddhist and Tocharian influences. It was founded by refugees fleeing the destruction of the Uyghur Khaganate after being driven out by the Yenisei Kirghiz. They made their winter capital in Qocho and summer capital in Beshbalik. Its population is referred to as the "Xizhou Uyghurs" after the old Tang Chinese name for Gaochang,the "Qocho Uyghurs" after their capital,the "Kucha Uyghurs" after another city they controlled,or the "Arslan ("Lion") Uyghurs" after their king's title.
Puhaddin,sinified as Puhading,was a 16th-generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who supposedly proselytized in China between 1265 and 1274 during the Mongol conquest of the Southern Song dynasty.
Phoenix Mosque is a mosque in Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China. It is known for being one of the four great mosques of China. It is also one of the earliest mosque built in China. The origin of this mosque dates back to the Tang or Song dynasty.
Muhammad Ali Yu Zhengui was a Chinese historian and scholar of Islam. He served as Executive Vice President of the Islamic Association of China and President of the Ningxia Academy of Social Sciences. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.
The Five-Pavilion Bridge,also known as the Lotus Bridge and by other names,is a covered stone arch footbridge in the Slender West Lake National Park in Hanjiang District,Yangzhou,in Jiangsu,China. It is one of the Four Bridges in Misty Rain,one of the 24 Views of Yangzhou under the Qing,and has become a landmark of the city.
The Lianxing Temple,also known as the Fahai Temple and by other names,is a Buddhist temple in Yangzhou,Jiangsu,China. It is located on a small island south of the central stretch of the Slender West Lake Scenic Area near the Five-Pavilion Bridge and is primarily known for its Tibetan-style dagoba.
