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| Guyuan Mosque, Urumqi |
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This mosque is located near the south gate of Urumqi. Originally the old Beiliang Mosque, which was built in 1865, the mosque became a center of worship for many immigrants from Guyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, from whence it took its current name. The building was relocated in 1952 and renovated in 1998.
The four angular minarets are a mixture of Islamic design and the hexagonal pavilions of the central Chinese plains in ancient times. The building as a whole has a distinctively Islamic look, but the ablution and office sections have green-tiled, upturned eaves adorned with mythical animal figures in the traditional Han ethnic style. |
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