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Islam during the Ming dynasty is Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang. Mosque Architecture began to follow traditional Chinese architecture. A good example is the Great Mosque of Xi'an, whose current buildings date from the Ming dynasty. Western Chinese mosques were more likely to incorporate minarets and domes while eastern Chinese mosques were more likely to look like pagodas. In time, the Muslims who were descendants of immigrants from Muslim countries began to speak local dialects and to read in Chinese Language. In Qinghai, the Salar Muslims voluntarily came under Ming dynasty rule. The Salar clan leaders each capitulated to the Ming dynasty around 1370. The