Number of Muslims in China reached 22 Millions

The number of Muslims in China was stated as 22 millions in a news on China National Radio (CNR). China is the most populous country in the World with a population of 1.3 billion. It has 100 millions people having religious beliefs, 85 thousand temples, and three thousand sects. In the news, it is said that ten out of a 56 ethnical groups, believe in Islam, and there are around 22 millions Muslim in the country. It was emphasized that there have been one place of worship for every 400 Muslim. In Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region that has totally got 24 thousands mosque.