Great Mosque of Xi'an
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The Great Mosque of Xi'an, also known as the Huajue Lane Mosque and the Great Eastern Mosque, is an active mosque in the Xi'an Muslim Quarter, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is one of the largest surviving
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Plaque stating "The platform of the Tao" written by Emperor Shenzong of the Song dynasty. This plaque demonstrates that the original Tangmingsi was used during the early Song dynasty. It also demonstrated considerable efforts by the Muslim community to assimilate into mainstream Han Chinese community, in which they succeeded in doing so.
Plaque displaying that the Great Mosque of Xi'an was declared a Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Shaanxi Province Level on August 6, 1956.
Taḥmīd ("Praise be to God") in Arabic Ṣīnī-style calligraphy at the Great Mosque of Xi'an
Xi'an
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Xi'an is the capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as
Great Mosque of Xi'an
…Huajue Lane Mosque (化觉巷清真寺; Huàjué Xiàng Qīngzhēnsì) and the Great Eastern Mosque (东大寺; Dōng Dàsì), is an active mosque in the Xi'an Muslim Quarter, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is one of the largest surviving premodern mosques in China. Traditional accounts date the mosque's foundation to 742 during the…
City wall of Xi'an 51550 Xian
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Xi'an Bell Tower
Chinese style minaret of the Great Mosque