Ancient Manuscript of Al-Quran

An ancient manuscript of Al-Quran was found in Dongxiang autonomous regions of Gansu province and a copy of the Koran is the oldest found in China.

According to information from local media, the codex form of a copy of the Koran is written in Arabic, consists of 536 pages and use the leaves of Samarkand who was brought to China from the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

A copy of the Koran that are stored in the mosque Dong Si, northwest China's Qinghai province this is the oldest in China originated from 8-13 century AD.

Many ethnic groups who embraced Islam who lived in the northwest region of China, which includes the province of Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang regions.