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24,000
Chinese Haj pilgrims to visit Makkah in 2010
Tuesday November 02, 2010 07:35:54 AM,
IANS
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Beijing:
Over 24,000 Chinese Muslims will visit Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the Haj
pilgrimage this year, Xinhua reported Monday.
A total of 11,200 Chinese Muslims have already left for the holy
city, the State Administration for Religious Affairs said.
Thirteen thousand more are expected to leave on 41 chartered
flights from Beijing, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Yinchuan and Kunming
cities, Yang Shuli of the China Islamic Institute said.
Islamic leaders, doctors and officials are accompanying each group
of pilgrims.
China has about 23 million Muslims.
The first plane took off from Zhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, the
capital of China's northwestern Gansu province Oct 18.
The last plane is scheduled to leave
Nov 4.
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