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Shaanxi Grand Mosque 陕西大寺Shǎnxī Dàsì
National heritage site · Ürümqi, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 30 minutes–1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ürümqi
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shaanxi Grand Mosque
Ürümqi's largest Hui mosque, founded in 1883 by Muslims from the Wei River valley of Shaanxi, rebuilt between 1902 and 1906 and long counted first among the city's historic Hui congregations. Its prayer hall is built in Chinese timber-frame style with green-glazed tiles, a hip-and-gable front hall and a double-eaved octagonal moon-viewing tower over 17 m high at the back, a form rare among Xinjiang mosques.
How to get to Shaanxi Grand Mosque
On Yonghezheng Lane off Heping South Road in Tianshan District, about 1 km north of the Grand Bazaar.
Nearby
- Heavenly Lake of Tianshan 天山天池 40 km
An alpine lake beneath snowy Bogda Peak, a day trip from Ürümqi
Also within 20 km: Xinjiang People's Theatre 新疆人民剧场 (under 10 km), Mao Zemin's Former Residence 毛泽民故居 (under 10 km), Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar 新疆国际大巴扎 (under 10 km), Ürümqi Confucius Temple 乌鲁木齐文庙 (under 10 km), Eighth Route Army Xinjiang Office 八路军驻新疆办事处旧址 (under 10 km), Hongshan Park 红山公园 (under 10 km).
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