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Chinese mosques
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A mosque (Arabic: مسجد masjid) is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. The first mosque in China was the Great Mosque of Xian, or the Xian Mosque, which was built during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century C.E.
Most mosques have certain aspects in common with each other however as with other regions Chinese Islamic architecture reflects the local architecture in its style. China is renowned for its beautiful mosques, which resemble temples. However in western China the mosques resemble those of the Middle East, with tall, slender minarets, curvy arches and dome shaped roofs. In northwest China where the Chinese Hui have built their mosques, there is a combination of eastern and western styles. The mosques have flared Buddhist style roofs set in walled courtyards entered through archways with miniature domes and minarets (see Beytullah Mosque). [1]
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- Emin Mosque and Emin Minaret in Turfan, Xinjiang
- Dongsi Mosque [4]
- Great Mosque of Huhhot [5]
- Great Mosque of Tianjin [6]
- Great Mosque of Xi'an [7]
- Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou [8]
- Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar [9]
- Najiahu Mosque in Yinchuan
- Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan [10]
- Niujie Mosque in Beijing [11]
- Songjiang Mosque in Shanghai
- Xiaotaoyuan Mosque in Shanghai [12]
There are over 45,000 mosques in China today. [2][3][4]Gallery of Chinese mosques on Flickr:[13]
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 Id Khar Mosque |
 Harbin Mosque |
 A mosque in Kashgar |
 A Mosque in Khotan |
 A Mosque in Khotan |
 A Mosque in Khotan |
 A Mosque in Khotan |
 Mosque in Quanzhou |
 Upal Mosque |
 A Mosque in Yarkand |
 A Mosque in Yarkand |
 A new Mosque in Lhasa |
 Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre |
 Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre |
 Great Mosque of Xi'an |
 Niujie Mosque in Beijing |
 Emin minaret of Turpan |
 Apakh Hoja tomb |
 A street in Hohhot with many mosques |
 The chief Taranchi mosque in Yining in 1882 |
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