| China’s third Muslim food and goods fair to open in September |
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| Sunday,August 03,2008 Posted: 00:00 BJT(1600 GMT) jedda |
The third International Halal Food and Muslim Commodities Festival is set to be held during September 11-13 in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The four-day festival includes an international forum on the cooperation and development of the Halal industries, the first Hui Merchants Conference, the second International Cashmere Expo, and the Western China Characteristic Agricultural Fair. The Global trade volume of Halal food surpasses US$150billion every year.
Hui ethnicity costumes
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has a population of about 6.1 million, of which 2.2 million or 36% is of Muslim Hui ethnicity. The Festival was first held in Ningxia in 2006.
(Source:China Today and other media)
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