Grande mosquée du Nord de Jinan, mosque in Shizhong District, Jinan, China

The Grande mosquee du Nord de Jinan is a mosque in the Shizhong District featuring large prayer halls arranged symmetrically around open courtyards, spanning over 6,600 square meters in total. The building blends traditional Chinese architecture with Islamic elements and has a main prayer hall oriented along the east-west axis.

The mosque was built during the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty and expanded under the Qing emperors Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Guangxu, and again in the early Republic. In 1925 Ma Songting and Tang Kesan founded the Chengda Normal School for Muslim teachers here; it moved to the Dongsi Mosque in Beijing in 1929.

The name distinguishes it from the Southern Great Mosque on the same street, Yongchang Street in the Hui residential quarter. The Chengda Normal School, a Muslim teacher-training institute founded in 1925 by Ma Songting and Tang Kesan, first operated here before moving to Beijing's Dongsi Mosque in 1929. A plaque inscribed "Qingzhen Gujiao" (the ancient Qingzhen faith) by Li Hongzhang hangs in the porch before the prayer hall.

The site is easily accessible and located near Baotu Spring Park at the south edge of Jinan's Muslim neighborhood. Visitors should wear respectful clothing and note that prayer times and community gatherings offer the best opportunity to experience daily life at the mosque.

The mosque's first site hosted the Chengda Normal School, a Muslim teacher-training college founded in 1925 by Ma Songting and Tang Kesan, before it moved to the Dongsi Mosque in Beijing in 1929. A training centre for Islamic clergy now occupies the rear hall.