Phoenix Mountain Mosque

Phoenix Mountain Mosque
凤凰山清真寺
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationJinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Phoenix Mountain Mosque is located in Sichuan
Phoenix Mountain Mosque
Sichuan
Geographic coordinates30°43′39.9″N 104°4′59.9″E / 30.727750°N 104.083306°E / 30.727750; 104.083306
Architecture
Typemosque

The Phoenix Mountain Mosque (simplified Chinese: 凤凰山清真寺; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰山清真寺; pinyin: Fènghuáng Shān Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

Name

The mosque is located between mountains which are shaped like a phoenix; thus the mosque was named as such.[1]

History

The mosque was originally the cemetery for Hui people which was opened in 1952. Later a mosque was built in the area to offer better services to the Muslim community around the area.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque". Muslim2China. Retrieved 1 November 2018.


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