Xianxian Mosque

Xianxian Mosque
先贤清真寺
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationNo. 901, Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Xianxian Mosque is located in Guangdong
Xianxian Mosque
Guangdong
Geographic coordinates23°08′44.5″N 113°15′38.8″E / 23.145694°N 113.260778°E / 23.145694; 113.260778
Architecture
Typemosque
Capacity1,000 worshipers
Xianxian Mosque
Traditional Chinese先賢清真寺
Simplified Chinese先贤清真寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānxián Qīngzhēnsì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsin1 jin4 cing1 zan1 zi6*2

The Xianxian Mosque (Chinese: 先贤清真寺) is a mosque in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou.

History

The mosque was originally built during the Tang dynasty. It is also called the Hui-hui cemetery as it was a cemetery honoring 40 famous Arabic Muslim missionaries who were buried there.[1]

Architecture

Xianxian Mosque prayer hall

The mosque was built with Ming dynasty architecture style and covers an area of 1,860 m2 including the 1,077 m2 of constructed area. It consists of prayer hall, pavilion, wing room and other facilities. The prayer hall is a two-story building capable of accommodating 1,000 worshipers.[2]

The interior has a garden style look, with many trees and flowers inside the mosque. The cemetery is located on the roof.[1]

Transportation

The mosque is accessible within walking distance east of Guangzhou railway station.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque". Muslim2china.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque". Islam in China. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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