Celebrating Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, China Muslims gathered in mosques in large number, offering special prayers for Pakistan’s quake survivors.
The ceremony of Eid Al Fitr starts early morning with a worship service, usually held in open places. After the prayer, a Muslim Imam gives a short sermon, after which Muslims greet each other then leave to start their private ceremonies.
Muslims attended Eid-congregation at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing, one of the largest and oldest mosques in the Chinese capital.
Children flocked Beijing streets with sweets in their hands, folk artists performed, and people tucked into a variety of traditional snacks.
Beijing has 250,000 Muslims, with more than 10,000 living in the Niujie area.
In Northwest China, where most of the country's Muslims live, residents held Eid celebrations too.
Muslims in China get one day off work for the Eid, but in some areas such as the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, they enjoy a three-day holiday.
The United Nations appealed to the world nations to step up relief efforts to save the survivors of South Asia quake that devastated many cities mainly in Pakistan.
"Many, many people will die and many will be children as they are most vulnerable," Reuters quoted Dagmar Chocholaclova, a Czech doctor in Ratnoi, a village near the town of Bagh in Pakistani Kashmir, as saying.