Xi'an, China
Great Mosque of Xi'an
The Great Mosque of Xi'an, also known as the Huajue Xiang Mosque due to its location on 30 Huajue Lane, and is sometimes called the Great Eastern Mosque, is a mosque located in the eastern segments of the Xi'an Muslim Quarter, Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province of China. It is one of the largest premodern mosques in China. Traditional accounts date the mosque's founding to 742 CE during the Tang dynasty, at the time when Xi'an was the world's largest city, its current form was largely constructed in 1392 CE during Emperor Hongwu's reign of the Ming dynasty, as recorded by the Records of Xi'an Municipality.
- City
- Xi'an
- Country
- China
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Xi'an
- Terracotta Army
- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
- Fortifications of Xi'an
- Chang'an
- Small Wild Goose Pagoda
- Epang Palace
Background: Wikipedia