Niujie Mosque
mosque in Beijing
Key facts
- Built
- 1442
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Overview
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Niujie Mosque (Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺) stands on Niujie street in Beijing's Xicheng district. Its name means Ox Street Mosque, and in Chinese it is also called Niujie Qingzhensi and Mingsi. The building follows Chinese architectural tradition and is described as the oldest mosque in the city. It is protected as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The street takes its name from the cattle trade, which Muslims dominated in Beijing for centuries. Muslims in the area were known for slaughtering cattle, whereas their Chinese neighbours slaughtered pigs.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1442.
From Wikipedia
The Niujie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺; traditional Chinese: 牛街禮拜寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Lǐ Bài Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Li-pai-ssu), also known as the Oxen Street House of Worship (Chinese: 牛街清真寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Qīng Zhēn Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Ch'ing-chen-ssu), or the Oxen Street Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Beijing, China.
It was built in 996 CE during the Liao dynasty, destroyed during the Mongol conquest of China, was rebuilt during the 15th century, and was reconstructed and enlarged during the 17th century, under the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722) of the Qing dynasty. The mosque is listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.
The mosque is located in the Niujie area of Beijing's Xicheng District, the spiritual centre for the almost 10,000 Muslims living in the vicinity and it is the biggest and oldest one in Beijing. It was within the Xuanwu District before it merged into Xicheng in 2010. Niujie in Xicheng District, where the mosque is located, is the largest and biggest area inhabited by Muslims in Beijing.
The Niujie Mosque covers an area of approximately 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft). The mosque reflects a mixture of Islamic and Han Chinese cultural and architectural influences. From the outside, its architecture shows traditional Chinese influence and the inside has a blend of Islamic calligraphy and Chinese design. The main prayer hall is 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) in area, and can hold more than 1,000 worshipers. The mosque, built out of timber, is home to some important cultural relics and tablets such as the upright tablet of an emperor's decree proclaimed in 1694 during the Qing dynasty.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niujie-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niujie_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Niujie
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AC%DB%8C
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Niujie
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Niujie
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8E%D1%86%D0%B7%D0%B5
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niujie_Camii
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