Qingjing Mosque
清淨寺 | |
 Qingjing Mosque | |
| Religion | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Quanzhou, China |
The Qingjing Mosque[1] (Chinese: 清淨寺; pinyin: Qīngjìng Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-chēng-sī; Arabic: مسجد الأصحاب, romanized: Masjid al-Aṣḥāb), also known as the Ashab Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. It is found on Tumen Street.
History
Constructed in 1009, the Arab style mosque is the oldest of its kind in China.
Architecture
Its area is 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft).[2] Many Song dynasty mosques were built in this Arabian style in coastal cities, due to communities of Arab merchants living in them.[3]
See also
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References
- ^ Kees Versteegh; Mushira Eid (2005). Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics: A-Ed. Brill. pp. 379–. ISBN 978-90-04-14473-6.
- ^ Muslims and mosques in Fujian
- ^ Piper Rae Gaubatz (1996). Beyond the Great Wall: urban form and transformation on the Chinese frontiers. Stanford University Press. p. 210. ISBN 0-8047-2399-0. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
Further reading
- Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (September 2008). "China's Earliest Mosques". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 67 (3): 339–341. doi:10.1525/jsah.2008.67.3.330.
External links
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