| Huaisheng Mosque | | Last Updated: 2007-01-22 | | Address: |
Huaisheng Mosque
56 Guangta Lu,
Canton, , CHINA
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| | Directions: | Take bus No.31 from the Railway Station to Ximenkou or the metro to the same stop | | General Information: | GUANGZHOU ISLAM HAS A HISTORY MORE THAN 1300 YEARS.IT IS SAID SHABI SAD ABI WAGGAS CAME TO CHINA FOR DA'WAH BY THE ORDER OF PROPHET MOHAMMED (PBUH)AND BUILT CHINESE FIRST MOSQUE - HUAISEHENG MOSQUE. THERE IS A TOWER IN IT,SO THAT,IT IS CALLED ALSO TOWER MOSQUE.
HUAISHENG MOSQUE WAS BUILT IN EARLY TIMES OF TANG DYNASTY AT NO. 56 GUANGTA ROAD. IT IS THE OLDEST MOSQUE IN TANG STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA.,WITH AN AREA OF 2966 Sq.METRES. THERE IS AN OLD TOWER IN ARABIAN STYLE,TOWERING TO 36.3 METRES. THE PRAYER HALL IS A MODERN BUILDING REBUILT IN MINGUO TIMES. IT WAS REGARDED AS NATIONAL KEY HISTORICAL RELICS IN NOVEMBER 1996 AND WAS AWARDED NATIONAL MODEL MOSQUE IN NOVEMBER 1999. GUANGHZOU ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION IS IN THIS MOSQUE. | | Prayer Times | Update it! | |  |
