Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque

Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque
成都皇城清真寺
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
Location2 Xiaohe Street, Qingyang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque is located in Sichuan
Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque
Sichuan
Geographic coordinates30°39′33″N 104°3′38″E / 30.65917°N 104.06056°E / 30.65917; 104.06056
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleArabic, Ming, Qing
Date established16th century
CompletedNovember 1998
Demolished1917

The Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque (Chinese: 成都皇城清真寺; pinyin: Chéngdū Huángchéng Qīngzhēnsì; lit. 'Mosque in the Imperial City Wall of Chengdu') is a mosque in Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. It is the largest mosque in Sichuan.

Name

Huangcheng means Palace Wall because of the mosque location near to a palace of a dynasty in the local history of Sichuan, thus the mosque was name such.[1]

History

The mosque was originally constructed in the 16th century. It was first rebuilt in 1858. In 1917, it was heavily damaged during a war. Subsequently, the size was reduced from 6,600 m2 to 5,000 m2 due to financial constraint. The mosque stands at its current site since November 1998.[2][3]

Architecture

The mosque was constructed with the combination of Arabic, Ming, Qing architectural styles. It consists of the entrance wall, gates, bathroom, library and the main prayer hall.[2] The library consists of Islamic books written in Arabic and Chinese languages. On the first gate, there is a tablet with the name of the mosque hung. On the second gate, there is a tablet with four Chinese characters Kai Tian Gu Jiao (lit. 'the most ancient religion') hung, which was made during the Qing dynasty.[1] The mosque houses the headquarters of the Islamic Association of Sichuan Province.[2]

Transportation

The mosque is accessible within walking distance west of Tianfu Square station of Chengdu Metro.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque". IslamiChina Travel Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque". Muslim2China. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Huangcheng Mosque". China Culture. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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