Taiyuan Ancient Mosque

Taiyuan Ancient Mosque
太原清真古寺
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Xinghualing, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Shanxi
Geographic coordinates	37°51′50.1″N 112°33′38.8″E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Chinese
Date established	8th century

The Taiyuan Ancient Mosque (Chinese: 太原清真古寺; pinyin: Tàiyuán Qīngzhēn Gǔsì) is a mosque in Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.

History

The mosque was originally called the Qingxiu Mosque and was established in the 8th century during the Tang dynasty. It then went several renovations and reconstructions after 11th century. The existing building was mainly built during the Ming dynasty.

Architecture

The mosque has the traditional Chinese architecture style and consists of two courtyards. The main buildings include the gate, prayer hall, sermon hall, decorated archway, ablution hall etc. The prayer hall combines the traditional Chinese, Arabic and Islamic architecture style.

Transportation

The mosque is accessible west from Taiyuan Railway Station.

See also

• Islam in China
• List of mosques in China