Mosques in China Overview

In a tributary of the Yellow River source, the southern mountain area and the midstream of Huangshui River, standing a grand and magnificent temple, it is the well-known Hongshuiquan Mosque. The Mosque is located in the eastern Qinghai Ping'an County, over 30 kilometers southwest of the Hongshuiquan village. It is said that it was built in the Ming Dynasty, was originally small scale, but had been expansion after 5 times. The whole temple covers an area of 4500 square meters, consisting of screen wall, gate, the Azan House, the prayer hall and the school, etc. It is famous for its superb craftsmanship and architectural art.
On the architectural style, Hongshuiquan mosque integrates the Han, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic architectural style and features, but also used a large number of auspicious patterns, such as chrysanthemums, bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, The Eight Auspicious Symbols, the dark Eight Immortals, poetry and painting, etc. Han, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic cultural elements appear in the same mosque, which is rare in China mosque, but also show as a symbol of national unity and the crystallization of national wisdom.

Hongshuiquan mosque's brick art is very exquisite, rare boutique. The beautiful patterns carved on the blue brick mill are the wisdom and skills outcomes accumulated of Chinese Muslims over the years.
There is another big mosque in Qinghai, named Qinghai Dongguan Mosque. According to the architectural style of China mosque, there are two types, one is the Arab-style cylindrical vault architecture, and the other is the palace-style building with Chinese characteristics. And the Qinghai Dongguan Mosque is the Arab-style cylindrical vault architecture.

Qinghai Dongguan Mosque was built during the Ming dynasty between 1368-1398. The mosque covers a total area of 11,940 square meters, the prayer room covers an area of 1,102 square meters. The design of the mosque exhibits classical architecture with intricate carvings.
Currently there are over 30,000 mosques all over China, even on the roof of the World, Tibet, there are three mosques for about 2000 Tibetan Muslims to perform their daily prayers. Travelling to China to experience the Chinese Muslims, and Muslim2China is the right China muslim tour operater.
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