Mosque in the west of the city

Mosque in the west of the city

The mosque in the west of the city is a cultural relic protection unit in Zhaoqing City. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the temple was founded in zhongyongfang and later moved to its present site. It covers an area of 1285.2 square meters.

Historical evolution

Kangle middle road in Duanzhou District, built in 1767, covers an area of 1285.2 square meters. There are worship hall, two corridor houses and other buildings in the temple. The front eaves and stone pillars of the worship hall are engraved with regular script and a couplet: "to study rites and lessons diligently, one should be awed in seven days; to keep loyalty and benevolence, six elements and three things should be sincere.". Inside the hall, there are four stone pillars engraved with the Koran.

Scale construction

The wooden couplets, 2.23 meters high and 0.27 meters wide, carved in the 19th year of Jiaqing (1814) of the Qing Dynasty, still exist in the mosque in the west of the city. They are "why should the color be so obvious, and the five worships should be as strict as before: the road is typical and circuitous, and there is a true story in thirty volumes.". In 1983, due to the serious damage of the building, the Arabic style building was rebuilt and completed in September 1984.

Architectural features

The temple is composed of worship hall, sutra hall, two corridors, bathroom, office, Imam dormitory, kitchen, tingsheng Pavilion and other buildings. The main building is worship hall, with a construction area of 434.8 square meters. The top is a white round minaret type top to show the supreme power of Allah. The curved moon on the top of the tip of the ball is the symbol of Islamic places. The front of the main hall is equipped with three gates and two corridors in the north and south of the main hall, which are combined into five gates. It refers to the five meritories of Nian, Li, Zhai, Ke, Chao and wushibai. The hall of worship is made of reinforced concrete. There is no idol in the hall, which is wide and empty. It was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Zhaoqing City in 1984.

geographical position

Near NO.48 Kangle Middle Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Address: near NO.48 Kangle Middle Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City

Longitude: 112.45551915113

Latitude: 23.048932170368

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