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Dongda Mosque, Kaifeng 开封东大寺Kāifēng Dōng Dàsì
National heritage site · Kaifeng, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Kaifeng
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dongda Mosque, Kaifeng
The principal mosque of Kaifeng's Hui Muslim community, first of the city's 'thirteen mosques' and historically called the leading mosque of Henan. The present buildings date from a rebuilding of 1655 and a restoration of 1846, arranged in three courtyards with a screen wall, gates, side halls, a prayer hall with a rolled roof and a lecture hall, and a women's mosque stands across the street. It is an active place of worship in the old Hui quarter east of the centre.
How to get to Dongda Mosque, Kaifeng
On Qingping South Street in Shunhe Hui District, about 1 km east of Daxiangguo Temple. It is a working mosque, so check the current rules for visitors before going.
Nearby
- Iron Pagoda 开封铁塔 under 10 km
A 56-metre glazed-brick pagoda of 1049 that has outlasted floods and earthquakes
Also within 20 km: Former Residence of Liu Qingxia 刘青霞故居 (under 10 km), Daxiangguo Temple 大相国寺 (under 10 km), Shanshangan Guild Hall 山陕甘会馆 (under 10 km), Site of Dongjing, the Northern Song Capital 北宋东京城遗址 (under 10 km), Kaifeng Prefecture Office (Kaifeng Fu) 开封府 (under 10 km), Yanqing Temple (Jade Emperor Pavilion) 延庆观 (under 10 km).
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