The Weizhou Grand Mosque is a mosque in Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. Plans to demolish the mosque led to widespread protests in 2018 and 2019.
The entrance and minaret of the old Weizhou mosque during the 1930s
Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE. There are an estimated 25.9 million Muslims in China according to the 2020 National Census, less than 2 percent of the total population. Tho
Weizhou Grand Mosque
…government to engage in more sanctions on Xinjiang, especially against key Chinese officials and politicians who had a role in demolishing the mosque. Islam in China List of mosques in China…
Niujie Mosque In Beijing, China
Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's oldest mosques built 742 AD (Tang dynasty), its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD (Ming dynasty)
Niujie Mosque prayer hall in Beijing, originally built in 996 (Liao dynasty), and rebuilt in 1443 (Ming dynasty).
The Huaisheng Mosque, considered to be the oldest mosque in China, built in the 7th century. Photograph from 1860, The minaret was built in the 10th century.[citation needed]