Haidian Mosque, Mosque in Haidian District, Beijing, China
Haidian Mosque is a place of worship that blends Islamic and Chinese architectural styles in Beijing's Haidian District. The main prayer hall includes three traditional Chinese structures called Baoxia Houses, arranged within a spacious compound.
This mosque was first built during the Ming Dynasty, between 1368 and 1644, and was significantly rebuilt during the Jiaqing Emperor's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Those renovations shaped the structure visitors see today.
This mosque serves as a gathering place for Beijing's Muslim community, where people come together for daily prayers and religious observances. The space reflects how the local Islamic faith is practiced and maintained in the city.
The mosque stands at 27 Suzhou Street, next to the east gate of Beijing Bayi School and beside Suzhou Street. It is a short walk west of Haidian Huangzhuang Station on the Beijing Subway. The prayer halls hold about 200 worshippers, so dress modestly and time your visit around prayers.
The 2009 restoration recreated the interior in Ming and Qing style: landscape paintings on the walls of the three halls, Quranic verses in the ceiling frames, painted beams and columns, and more than 300 panels on the inner ceiling bearing the 99 names of God. The roofs were relaid with blue glazed tiles and the floors repaved with bricks in Qing pattern.
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