Qingjing Mosque

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Qingjing Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic mosques in China, renowned for its Arab-influenced architecture and historical role in the maritime Silk Road port city of Quanzhou.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic building
mosque
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Arab-influenced architecture
Islamic architecture
stone architecture
associatedWith Arab-Chinese trade
Muslim merchant communities in Quanzhou
maritime Silk Road NERFINISHED
builtBy Arab Muslim merchants
builtDuring Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 11th century
cityRole religious center for Quanzhou’s Muslim community
constructionStartYear 1009
country China
denomination Sunni Islam
floorPlanType Arab hypostyle mosque plan
function historical monument
place of worship
tourist site
hasPart courtyard
gatehouse
mihrab chamber
prayer hall ruins
stone stele
heritageDesignationBy State Council of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationYear 1961
heritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
locatedIn East Asia
Fujian Province NERFINISHED
Licheng District NERFINISHED
Mainland China NERFINISHED
Quanzhou NERFINISHED
Quanzhou old city NERFINISHED
material stone
notableFeature courtyard layout
inscriptions in Arabic
inscriptions in Chinese
mihrab
pointed arches
stone arch gate
religion Islam
significance evidence of early Islamic presence in coastal China
important site on the maritime Silk Road
one of the oldest mosques in China
visitorActivity architectural sightseeing
historical study
religious tourism

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Quanzhou hasFamousSite Qingjing Mosque