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Beida Mosque 沁阳北大寺Qìnyáng Běidà Sì
National heritage site · Jiaozuo, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jiaozuo
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Beida Mosque
One of the largest and best-preserved historic mosque complexes in Henan, rebuilt in 1580 and enlarged under the Qing in Chinese palace style, facing east in three courtyards. Behind a gate hall roofed in peacock-blue tiles, a reception hall, two prayer halls and a vaulted rear chamber are joined under linked roofs crowded with more than 70 glazed ridge beasts, and over ten Ming and Qing steles survive.
How to get to Beida Mosque
In the old city of Qinyang, about 45 minutes by road west of central Jiaozuo.
Nearby
- White Horse Temple 白马寺 50 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Huangcheng Xiangfu 皇城相府 60 km
A walled hillside estate of courtyards, towers and gardens built by a family of officials
Also within 20 km: Arabic Stele at Shuinanguan Mosque 水南关清真寺阿文碑 (under 10 km), Sansheng Pagoda of Tianning Temple 天宁寺三圣塔 (under 10 km), Ancient City of the Yu State 邘国故城 (under 10 km), Tomb of Zhu Zaiyu 朱载堉墓 (10 km), Xiguan Mosque, Bo'ai 西关清真寺 (10 km), Yuxian Temple, Wen County 遇仙观 (10 km).
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