Phoenix Mosque, Islamic temple in Shangcheng District, China

Phoenix Mosque is a mosque on Zhongshan Middle Road in Hangzhou. Its rectangular complex holds a gate hall topped by a reconstructed moon-watching tower, a stele corridor and the 1281 prayer hall, a brick hall without beams whose three pyramidal roofs rise as a double-eaved octagon between two single-eaved hexagons.

The mosque's origin is placed in the Tang or Song dynasty; it was destroyed at the end of the Song. In 1281, under Kublai Khan, the prayer hall was rebuilt with funds from Ala al-Din, a Persian settler. In 1928 the minaret, screen wall and gate were removed for road widening, and the complex was fully repaired in 1953.

The mosque is still the gathering centre for Hangzhou's Muslims, with a halal restaurant just outside. Twenty-one Yuan-dynasty tombstones, moved here from a Muslim cemetery, carry stylised Arabic and Persian inscriptions; some give dates in the Islamic, Turkish animal and Chinese calendars at once. A red-lacquered Ming wooden plaque of 1451, the "Tianjing yi han", with carved Quranic text stands behind the reading platform.

The building is located in central Hangzhou and is easily reached by public transportation. Visitors should know that the site hosts religious activities and appropriate clothing and respectful behavior are expected.

Inside the building, the ceiling features a special design with an octagonal main dome surrounded by six-sided domes. This geometric arrangement is decorated with flower-shaped patterns from the Ming period.