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Crane Mosque 仙鹤寺Xiānhè Sì
National heritage site · Yangzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Yangzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Crane Mosque
One of the oldest mosques in China, founded in 1275 by Puhaddin, an Arab missionary said to descend from the Prophet Muhammad, and rebuilt in 1390 and again in 1523. It is traditionally counted with mosques in Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Hangzhou as one of China's four great coastal mosques, and its name comes from a layout said to resemble a crane. It is still the main place of worship for Yangzhou's Muslims.
How to get to Crane Mosque
On Nanmen Street just east of Wenhe South Road in the west of Yangzhou's old city; walk or taxi.
Nearby
- Slender West Lake 瘦西湖 under 10 km
A ribbon of willow-fringed water lined with the pavilions of Qing salt merchants
Also within 20 km: Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou Memorial Hall 扬州八怪纪念馆 (under 10 km), Jia Salt Merchant Residence & Erfen Mingyue Lou 贾氏盐商住宅 (under 10 km), Xiaopangu Garden 小盘谷 (under 10 km), Yipu Garden 逸圃 (under 10 km), Wang Xiaoyuan Residence 汪氏小苑 (under 10 km), Ge Garden 个园 (under 10 km).
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