About China Islam

Islam was introduced to China as early as the 7th century (during the Tang Dynasty) when merchants from Arabia and Persia came to China to trade via the Silk Road. With the opening of the Silk Road and continuous trade and many travelers brought not only their commodities for trade but also their religion. In AD.651, the third Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan, sent an envoy to call on the reigning Tang Emperor Gao Zong, and since then Islam began to be found in many parts of China.
In the midst of trade and cultural exchanges across the Asia-Europe continent for the next few centuries, streams of Muslim immigrants from central Asia settled permanently in China. They had contacts with local Chinese Muslim converts. They carried on their faith, built mosques and cemeteries and gradually created a unique social unit of their own.
However all these exchanges gradually diminished during the Ming and Qing(Manzu) Dynasties and they came to a stop with the establishment of the Communist government. It was only in the 1980's under the leadership of Deng Xiaopeng that China slowly open up to tourists from all over the world.
Today China has ten Muslim nationalities, numbering more than 30 million Muslims. They are the Hui, Uighur, Kazakh, Dongxiang, Khalkhas, Salar, Tajik, Uzbek, Baoan and Tartar. These nationalities have their own written and spoken languages and cultures and their unique ethnic traditions.
When the Republic of China was formed in 1911, the Muslims were recognised as a Race in China. In 1912, the Chinese Muslim Federation was formed in Nanjing. Similar organization formed in Beijing (1912), Shanghai (1925) and Jinan (1934).
Under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese government liberalized its policies toward Islam and Muslims. The legislation gives all minorities the freedom to use their own spoken and written languages, develop their own culture and education, and practice their religion. The Communist Government calls all Muslims as the HUI race. The national constitution testified to the freedom of faith.
Beijing has about 200,000 Muslims, Xian — 60,000, Shanghai – 100,000 and Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, a modest 30,000. Over the course of time, Huaisheng mosque of Guangzhou, Ashab mosque of Quanzhou, Phoenix mosque of Hangzhou and Xianhe mosque of Yangzhou are recognized by Chinese Muslims as the four most famous mosques in southeast China.
The Muslim cuisine in China has inherited the diverse cooking methods of Chinese cuisine, for example, braising, roasting, steaming, stewing and many more. Due to China's multicultural background, halal food retains its own style and characteristics according to regions. In Beijing there is the well renowned Donglaishun hot pot, Yueshengzhai's spiced beef and mutton is also a must try along with famous snacks Tasimi. Lanzhou's Beef Lamian (hand pulled noodles), Xinjiang's lamb kebab and Xian's Yangroupaomo are just some of the representative Muslim dishes in China. Xian muslim tour package and China muslim tour here.

Hot Sell Hong Kong Muslim Package

From clients' feedbacks, this Hong Kong Muslim Harbour Cruise 4 Days Tour provided by Muslim2China is one of the best Hong Kong muslim package in 2014.
Muslim visitors can now enjoy a dedicated 4Days 3nights Hong Kong tour tailored to the whole family! Spend a fun-filled day at Hong Kong Disneyland, and board the Big Bus to explore popular tourist spots around the city.
If you take the Big Bus Tours, drop off at famous destinations including the peak tram terminus, Ocean park or repulse bay for a sightseeing detour.
Accommodation, Deluxe ★★★★ Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees
Day 1, Arrive in Hong Kong
Meet and pick up at Hong Kong International Airport, transfer to check in hotel. Free time to spend at visitors leisure.
Day 2, Hong Kong Disneyland
Hotel breakfast, pick up and transfer to Hong Kong Disneyland with one-day pass entrance, hala meal coupon. Pick up 30 minutes after fire-work display and transfer to hotel.
Day 03, Big bus tour and Harbour Cruise

After hotel breakfast, free program, self - arrangements to central (star ferry) Bus terminus to enjoy the Big Bus Tours (Stanley Route). Free time to spend at own leisure. Self-arrangements to North Point (East) passenger Ferry pier (before 5:30 pm) for the Harbour Cruise Dinner on Pearl of Oriental.
Big-Bus-Tour itinerary as below
- Central Star Ferry Pier 7
- Lower peak Tram Terminus
- Ocean Park
- Repulse Bay
- Stanley Market
- Repulse Bay
- Aberdeen
- St. John’s Cathedral
(1) Peak Tram
The GREEN LINE of Big Bus Tour first stops at Peak Tram Station, get off the bus now. Show your i-venture card to Big Bus Tour staffs waiting at the bus station. You will be escorted to take tram to the summit of of Victoria Peak. You will skip the waiting lines to buy tickets for Peak Tram.
(2) Sky Terrace 428
After getting off from the tram, you will take escalater up to Sky Terrace 428. Show your i-venture card for admmision.
(3) Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Show your i-venture card for admmision.
(4) Stanley Market
Take Peak Tram down, tell the Big Bus Tour staffs that you need to continue to take GREEN LINE. Hop-on the next open-top bus to Stanley Market.
The bus passes the most busy street of Hong Kong island. It continmes its way to the south of Hong Kong Island, providing stunning views of Hong Kong’s lush countryside and coastline.
The bus stops en route at Aberdeen, Ocean Park and the picturesque Repulse Bay, before arriving at Stanley’s world famous market. We recommend you to visit Stanley Market first. The Big Bus Tour buses provide regular return departures from Stanley. You might hop-off bus on the way return.
(5) Sampan ride in Abendeen Bay
You will spend browsing the covered market and enjoying Stanley’s relaxed atmosphere, then hop-on the Big Bus again for Abendeen. Hop-off at Abendeen. The Big Bus Tour staff waiting there will escort you to take a sampan ride.
Day 4, Depart from Hong Kong
After Muslim Breakfast, free time to spend at visitors's leisure until transfer to Hong Kong International Airport.

Macau Fisherman's Wharf Wiki

Macao Fisherman's Wharf is Macao's first theme park as well as a shopping center modeled on Euramerican fisherman's wharfs. It has an area of over 111,500 square meters (about 28 acres), of which 40 percent is reclaimed from the sea. The complex includes over 150 stores and restaurants in buildings built in the style of different world seaports such as Cape Town, Amsterdam and Venice, six rides, a slots hall, a 72-room hotel, and a casino.

The wharf was inaugurated on December 31st, 2005, in the presence of Ho Hau-wah, the chief executive of Macao, and Ho Hung San. On December 23rd, 2006, it was opened to the public formally. Now, it is rapidly emerging as a popular attraction.
With different characteristics, Macau Fisherman's Wharf can be divided into three main sections: Dynasty Wharf, East Meets West and Legend Wharf. Dynasty Wharf is composed of many Chinese towers, which are built in the imitation of the Tang-style. Tang Dynasty Fortress is a historian discovered an ancient fortress dating back to the Tang Dynasty. There, you can experience the life you saw on TV.
Macau East Meets West mixes together oriental traditions and features of western design, including a 40-metre (about 131 feet) tall man-made volcano, waterfalls, architectures of Greece, an ancient battleship, an Arabian children's play area, a Roman Amphitheatre, a characteristic shopping mall and exhibition facilities. Vulcania is a 40m tall replica volcano which 'erupts' every evening and inside of which the 'River of Fire' white-water and 'Dragon Quest' rollercoaster rides are housed. The exterior of Vulcania includes walkways styled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Another noticeable spot in East Meets West is Aladdin's Fort, an attraction in the style of a middle-eastern fort which is home to a variety of children's funfair rides.Legend Wharf is equipped with all kinds of recreational facilities, such as a High-tech Games Center, Water Performance Arena and a Video Games Center.
Legend Wharf is a complex of shops, hotels, restaurants and a casino themed on coastal towns including Miami, Cape Town, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Venice, Spain, Portugal and the Italian Riviera. Vasco da Gama Waterworld a performance venue for water-based shows including four jet-ski performances every day.
With night approaching, you may see wonderful night scenery of the small island. Or if want a place to wash your tiredness, the wharf sits right beside the Sands Macau, which is another place to further your visit. Sands Macau, which was named after a hotel, the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, is the largest and the first U.S. owned casino in Macau. It has 740 table games and more than 600 casino slot machines. Sands Macau is, without doubt, a magnificent casino center for visitors. Information about Macau package tour here.

Hong Kong Muslim 4 Days Trip

Following is the itinerary of Hong Kong muslim package 4d3n from Muslim2China, Muslim2China is a online muslim tour to China 2014 agency which has been operating for more than 15 years, running halal leisure holidays and Islamic heritage tours to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guilin, Kunming, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, etc.
Day 01, Arrival at Hong kong
Arrive Hongkong international airport (AK1658 1320/1710), transfer to check in hotel
Day 02, Visit Repulse Bay, Aberdeen Fishing Village, Avenue of Stars, Victoria Peak, Kowloon mosque.
After hotel breakfast, we will start our Hong kong city tour with Repulse Bay, Bauhinia Square, Victoria Peak with 1 way tram. After lunch, pray at Kowloon mosque, visit Jewelry Factory, Avenue of Stars, later you can enjoy your free time at ladies street.
Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, to the east of Deep Water Bay, it is the most spectacular bay in Hong Kong.
Aberdeen Fishing Village is a fishing village located in the south coast of Hong Kong Island. It is home to hundreds of people living on fishing junks.
Avenue of Stars located on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline.
Victoria Peak is one of Hong Kong’s famous sightseeing, where you will enjoy the amazing spectacular view of the surrounding city skyline, the world-famous Victoria Harbour and Kowloon, towering skyscrapers and peaceful green hillsides.
Hong Kong Kowloon Mosque, known as The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, is one of the five major mosques in Hong Kong. It covers an area of 1,500 square meters to be the largest mosque and Islamic center in Hong Kong. Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Center is located in Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui at the corner of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road next to Kowloon Park. It is quite a beautiful mosque. The whole mosque is built with white marbles with Xuanli towers in the four roof corners, arched doors and windows that are characterized with Islamic styles. The whole temple is square building of 4 storeys. The top of the building locates a peach-shaped large dome of Arabic style in the size of 9 meters' high and 5 meters' diameter. The four minarets on the four corners of the roof are constructed in the size of 11 meters' high, making this mosque magnificently standing out from those commercial buildings around.

Main buildings of the mosque include the three prayer halls, a community hall, a medical clinic and a library. The main prayer hall is in the first floor, which could accommodate about 1,000 people to do prayers. The prayer hall in the second floor is served specially for women's prayer which is surrounded by a terrace. The mosque could hold a capacity of 3,000 prayers with its three prayer halls. Kowloon Mosque acts as an important place for Muslims in Hong Kong. Only Muslims are allowed into the mosque.
Day 03, full day Hong Kong Disneyland Park
Hotel breakfast, full day Disneyland with entrance fee and one lunch counpon, after firework back to hotel with our coach.
Hong Kong Disneyland is located on the Lantau Island of Hong Kong. The park opened to visitors since 12 Sep, 2005.
Day 04, Departure Hong Kong
Hotel breakfast,transfer to Hong Kong International Airport by direct coach, take AirAsia flight depart Hong Kong.
Customers are guaranteed that they will stay in hotels and resorts that do not serve alcohol, with segregated swimming pools and spa facilities for men and women, and entertainment programmes that are within the norms of Islam.
Experience the essence of Hong Kong city tours. There are also other Hong Kong muslim tour packages options, all Muslim2China tours include allocated prayer times, and food that is 100 percent halal.

Muslim Package to Hong Kong Infromation

Visit to Local Mosques in Hong Kong
Five principal mosques are used daily for prayers. The oldest is the Shelley Street Mosque on Hong Kong Island. The First Imam (Scholer)was "Al Haaj Abul Habib Syed Mohammed Noor Shah" 1914 to 1946 "Bold text" The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre in Nathan Road, opened in 1984, can accommodate about 3,500 worshippers. The Masjid and Islamic Centre at Oi Kwan Road in Wan Chai was opened in September 1981 and can accommodate a congregation of 700 to 1 500 people depend on requirement. The other two masjids locate at the Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery and the Stanley Prison.
Hong Kong Shelley Street Mosque, known as Jamia Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the area of Hong Kong. It is a mosque constructed in the Arabic style in the year of 1850 with the fund of more than 100 Muslims in Hong Kong. And it was rebuilt by an Indian Muslim philanthropist in 1905. Shelley Street Mosque is situated off the famous Central Mid-Levels Escalator.
Jamia Mosque was built to be a very beautiful temple. It is surrounded by three flower burseries, making the mosque quite peaceful and elegant. Inside the mosque, there are main buildings of prayer hall, imam room, and living room for imam, water house, dressing room and other facilities. This mosque could hold about 480 people to do prayers at its prayer hall. This is also a Muslim asylum built inside the mosque.
Jamia Mosque has been identified as a GradeⅠbuilding to be described as "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible". Except the prayer times, people of different faiths are also welcomed to visit the mosque. Address, 30 Shelley Street, Hong Kong.
Halal Meals in Local Hong Kong Muslim Restaurants
Hong Kong is a muslim friendly city, you can easily find many muslim restaurants there. There are a range of restaurants throughout the city that serve Halal food, with Halal Restaurant Certificate issued by the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. For example, Bismillah Fast Food, Aladin Mess, Afghan Canteen, Islamic Centre Canteen, ....
Hong Kong City Muslim Tour
Hong Kong has many famous attractions, such as disneyland, ocean park, Victoria Harbor, etc. Wide muslim package to Hong Kong options provied by Muslim2China. There are Hong Kong Disneyland Magic Day Tour, Hong Kong Essence 3 Days Tour, Half Day Deluxe Hong Kong Island Tour, Hong Kong Island Deluxe Tour with lunch, Hong Kong Ocean Park One Day SIC tour, Hong Kong Open-Top Bus Starry Night tour, Hong Kong Essence 3 Days Muslim Tour, Hong Kong 4 Days 3 Nights Muslim Tour, Hong Kong 4 Days Tour (With 1 night Disney Hollywood Hotel), Hong Kong 3Days City Tour, Hong Kong Essence 4 Days Tour (1 night Stay at Disneyland), Bauhinia Pearl of Oriental Dinner Cruise, Hong Kong 4 Days with 1 Night Hollywood Muslim Tour, Hong Kong Golf 3 Days Tour, Full Day Deluxe Hong Kong Island Tour, Pearl of the Orient 3 hours Night Tour, Hong Kong Wetland Park Package, Hong Kong Transit Tour with Airport Pickup, The Oldest Church and Hong Kong History Museum Tour, Hong Kong Heritage One Day Tour, Hong Kong 3 days Muslim Tour (with hotel), Hong Kong 4 days Theme Park Tour (without hotel) and tailor made your own Hong Kong tour are available.

Chengdu Kuanzhai Alley Travel Tips

You must have been to Jinli Street to experience the essence of Chengdu during Chengdu tour. If you have been to Jinli Street, you must also go to Kuanzhai Alley, which is another famous site to explore and discover the most Chengdu styled culture and life.

Kuanzhai Alley is one of the three historical and cultural reserves, together with Daci Temple reserve and Wenshu Monastery. Also known as Wide and Narrow Alley, Kuanzhai Alley is actually consisted of three parallel alleys Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley (Well Alley), and the grid pattern streets and courtyards formed by the three parallel alleys.
As we all know, Chengdu is famed for its laid-back lifestyle and various delicious food. And Kuanzhai Alley is the right place to get the taste of Old Chengdu, especially the collection of architectures there are typical and classic representatives of the old Chengdu. Most of these buildings are of ancient Ming and Qing Dynasties, while some are western styled courtyards and some are antique-looking modern architectures. All are beautiful and delicate especially special and unique when lights are lit up at night.
The three alleys are featured with their own outstanding characteristics to provide rich contents of themed entertainments for visitors.
Kuan Alley is themed at leisure lifestyle of Chengdu City. At Kuan Alley, visitors are supposed to enjoy the authentic leisure lifestyle of ancient Chengdu, especially those traditional folk customs of Chengdu. You can sip a cup of tea in a courtyard; you can enjoy authentic Sichuan food in a lavish decorated restaurant or taste some delicious snacks in an open air restaurant; find a place to watch a shadow plays and puppet plays. All the entertainments in Kuan Alley are made to experience and memorize the leisure and ancient Chengdu lifestyle.
Zhai Alley is themed at laid-back lifestyle of Chengdu City. While the slow lifestyle is fully demonstrated by the courtyards in Zhai Alley that are outstandingly featured with gardening culture. You can imagine the surprise when you enter a house, you see a garden; then when you enter the garden there appears another house; then shows a courtyard for a third entrance. Then there come trees and flowers. Zhai Alley is quite popular in the afternoon to enjoy a slow lifestyle because there are also a lot of elegantly or western decorated restaurants and bars, boutique shops and musical pubs for you to stay and have fun.
Jing Alley is themed at modern lifestyle of Chengdu City. To experience the young and fashion lifestyle of Chengdu, Jing Alley is a great place to go. It is a popular place for nightlife in Chengdu. There are a collection of nightclubs and bars that are open to you to experience the modern creative lifestyle there.

If you say Kuanzhai Alley is a historical and cultural site, it is; if you say it is just a leisure and entertaining area where you can relax and have great fun, it truly is; if you think it is a landmark of Chengdu that bears the culture and lifestyle of Chengdu, it certainly is. Whatever you are looking for at Kuanzhai Alley, you’ll get what you want from it.

Famous Movie Scenes in China

Over the past couple of years many Hollywood blockbuster films have chosen China for shooting some of its famous scenes. With a great variety of cosmopolitan skylines and spectacular nature landscapes China is surely becoming one of the hottest destinations for the film industry internationally. Here are some of the top blockbuster films that have are just a representation of some of the most stunning locations that have been filmed.
Anji Grand Bamboo Forest

Anji Grand Bamboo Forest was one of the well-known scenes in the Film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The bamboo forest is the back drop for martial arts sequence between Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat. Anji Bamboo Forest is approximately 1 hours 30 minutes from Hangzhou and is one of the largest bamboo forests in China. The entrance fee to the forest is 20RMB and there is also a Bamboo Museum where the entry fee is 70RMB.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park that is situated in Hunan Province became a hit with tourists overnight after the launch of the worldwide hit Avatar. The Hallelujah Mountain scenes were shot right in the park. You can visit the fictional world of Pandora yourself and capture the wonderful scenery from the mountains just like the Na-vis. Within the park you can visit the famous sites Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake and Tianmen Mountain.
Wulong Karsts

The release of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction has made the Wulong Karsts an instant must visit attraction. There is an estimated 5 minute scene in the film where the transformers are battling it out. The Wulong Karsts are enlisted as a UNESCO Heritage site. The karsts are located on the borders of Wulong County in Chongqing. The Karsts consist of three areas: Three Natural Bridges, Lotus Cave and Houping Giant Doline.
Shanghai Pudong Area

Tom Cruise reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible 3 and took his spy mission to Shanghai! Tom Cruise can be seen tearing up the streets of Shanghai’s most famous locations such as the Pudong area. The most notable attractions captured in the film were Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Building, The Bund and Huangpu River. To top it all off there was also part of the film that was filmed in one of China’s famous ancient Water Towns Xitang, where you can catch a glimpse of the ancient architecture and beautiful scenery.
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