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Cow Street Mosque (Niujie Mosque), BeijingSource: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niujie_Mosques02.jpg
Author: smartneddy
The Cow Street Mosque, or Niujie Mosque, is the oldest and biggest mosque in Beijing. It's a beautiful building, but at first sight, you wouldn't realise that it is a mosque. Actually it looks more like a Chinese temple. Nonetheless, as you inspect it closely, you will find Islamic calligraphy and Arabic verses decorating its halls and stone tablets.
The Cow Street Mosque was first built in the 10th century, and has since been renovated and rebuilt several times. Located at No. 18 Niu Jie, in the Hui District, it is close to other Muslim establishments such as restaurants and shops.
The Hui people that form this enclave are a Chinese Muslim minority group who migrated here from Ningxia Province. Today there are some 200,000 Hui people in Beijing. You can easily spot a Hui man by his beard and white skullcap.
The most treasured possession of the Cow Street Mosque is its 300-year-old handwritten Koran.
At its minaret, called Wangyue Lou, astronomical observations are made for the timing of the fasting months and Muslim festivals. In the courtyard are the graves of the two Arab missionaries who came to China during the Yuan Dynasty and established the mosque.
If you are not a Muslim, you are not permitted into the main prayer hall. Be sure to dress conservatively if you are visiting.
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
Author: smartneddy
The Cow Street Mosque, or Niujie Mosque, is the oldest and biggest mosque in Beijing. It's a beautiful building, but at first sight, you wouldn't realise that it is a mosque. Actually it looks more like a Chinese temple. Nonetheless, as you inspect it closely, you will find Islamic calligraphy and Arabic verses decorating its halls and stone tablets.
The Cow Street Mosque was first built in the 10th century, and has since been renovated and rebuilt several times. Located at No. 18 Niu Jie, in the Hui District, it is close to other Muslim establishments such as restaurants and shops.
The Hui people that form this enclave are a Chinese Muslim minority group who migrated here from Ningxia Province. Today there are some 200,000 Hui people in Beijing. You can easily spot a Hui man by his beard and white skullcap.
The most treasured possession of the Cow Street Mosque is its 300-year-old handwritten Koran.
At its minaret, called Wangyue Lou, astronomical observations are made for the timing of the fasting months and Muslim festivals. In the courtyard are the graves of the two Arab missionaries who came to China during the Yuan Dynasty and established the mosque.
If you are not a Muslim, you are not permitted into the main prayer hall. Be sure to dress conservatively if you are visiting.
How to reach the Cow Street Mosque
Take the subway to the Xuanwu Men subway station, and then take a taxi from there. Alternatively take the subway to the Changchun Jie subway station, and then Bus No. 61. The Cow Street Mosque is open from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Stay away during prayer times and Fridays. There's an entrance fee of ¥10 for non Muslims.
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
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