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Qingjing Mosque
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The Qingjing Mosque (Chinese: 清净寺; Arabic: مسجد الأصحاب, romanized: Masjid al-Aṣḥāb), also known as the Ashab Mosque, is a mosque located on Tumen Street, in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.[1]
Key Information
In 2021, the mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other sites in and around Quanzhou because of its religious significance in the Song and Yuan dynasties, its importance to the medieval maritime trade of China, and its testimony to the global exchange of ideas and cultures during that time.[2] The mosque is also listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.[3]
Overview
[edit]Constructed in 1009 CE, the 2,500-square-metre (27,000 sq ft)[4] Arab style mosque is the oldest of its kind in China.[citation needed] Many Song dynasty mosques were built in this Arabian style in coastal cities, due to communities of Arab merchants living in them.[5] The entrance to the mosque (Chinese: 泉州清净寺; pinyin: Quán Zhōu Qīng Jìng Sì) is the only example of stone entrances in mainland China.[6] The mosque inscriptions are in Arabic.[6]
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See also
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| Qingjing Mosque | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 清淨寺 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 清净寺 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Tranquil Mosque | ||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Versteegh, Kees; Eid, Mushira (2005). Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics: A-Ed. Brill. pp. 379–. ISBN 978-90-04-14473-6.
- ^ "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "国务院关于公布第一批全国重点文物保护单位名单的通知 (1st Designations)" (in Chinese). State Administration of Cultural Heritage. April 3, 1961. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Muslims and mosques in Fujian". whatsonxiamen.com.
- ^ Gaubatz, Piper Rae (1996). Beyond the Great Wall: urban form and transformation on the Chinese frontiers. Stanford University Press. p. 210. ISBN 0-8047-2399-0. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ a b Hagras, Hamada (2019). "Xi'an Daxuexi Alley Mosque: Historical and Architectural Study" (PDF). Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies. 9 (1): 97–113. doi:10.21608/EJARS.2019.38462.
Further reading
[edit]- Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (September 2008). "China's Earliest Mosques". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 67 (3): 339–341. doi:10.1525/jsah.2008.67.3.330.
External links
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Media related to Qingjing Mosque at Wikimedia Commons- "Fuzhou's Historic Qingjing Mosque". amoymagic.com.
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