Changsha Mosque

Changsha Mosque
长沙清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Year consecrated	1985
Location
Location	Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan, China
Shown within Hunan
Geographic coordinates	28.18567°N 112.989277°E / 28.18567; 112.989277
Architecture
Type	mosque

Dome inside Changsha mosque

Changsha Mosque (simplified Chinese: 长沙清真寺; traditional Chinese: 長沙清真寺; pinyin: Chángshā Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque located on Mount Huilong (回龙山) in Tianxin District of Changsha, Hunan, China.^[1] Changsha Mosque is the site of Changsha Islamic Association.

History

Changsha Mosque was first built by businessmen from both Henan and Shaanxi provinces in 1711 in the Qing dynasty with the name of "Kèsì" (客寺).

In 1918, businessmen from Nanjing added Jingling School (镜陵义学) to the south of the mosque.

In 1938, a fire destroyed most of the buildings. Then the local Muslims rebuilt the mosque.

During the Cultural Revolution, the Quran written by ancient Imam were burned by the Red Guards.

In 1985, Changsha government had budgeted RMB 0.85 million yuan to build a new mosque on Mount Huilong in Tianxin District near Baisha Well.^[2]

Architecture

Changsha Mosque.

The mosque was built with Islamic architecture style and covers an area of 3,948-square-metre (0.976-acre) including the 1,400-square-metre (0.35-acre) of constructed area. It consists of prayer hall, pavilion, wing room and other facilities. The prayer hall is a three-story building.

Transportation

• Take bus No. 314, 171, 139, 108 to Baisha Well Bus Stop (白沙井站).

References

1. Wang Jinmei (2015-10-17). 全国政协民宗委就“积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应”赴湘调研. China.com.cn (in Chinese).
2. 长沙清真寺简介 [Brief introduction of the Changsha Mosque]. Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau of Changsha (in Chinese). 2015-07-30. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-02-18.