Beida Mosque
mosque in Qinyang, Henan, China
Key facts
- Built
- 1887
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Overview
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Beida Mosque (Chinese: 北大寺) stands in the northwestern part of the old town of Qinyang, in China's Henan Province. Its address is Beisi Street in Huaiqing Subdistrict. Built in the Chinese architectural tradition, it is protected as a major historical and cultural site at the national level. Arabic-language sources describe it as the largest mosque in the central plains of China. The present buildings date from the Ming and Qing periods.
History
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The mosque was founded during the Yuan dynasty, the period of Mongol rule in China. The buildings that survive today come from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Our record gives 1887 as the year of construction.
In 2006 it was added to the list of national monuments of the People's Republic of China (entry 6-636).
From Wikipedia
The Beida Mosque (Chinese: 北大寺; pinyin: Běidà Sì) is a mosque located in Qinyang, in the Henan province of China. It is the largest architectural complex of mosque in the Central Plains.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beida-Moschee_von_Qinyang
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beida_Mosque