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A mosque (Arabic: مسجد masjid) is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. The first mosque in China was the Great Mosque of Xian, or the Xian Mosque, which was built during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century C.E.

Most mosques have certain aspects in common with each other however as with other regions Chinese Islamic architecture reflects the local architecture in its style. China is renowned for its beautiful mosques, which resemble temples. However in western China the mosques resemble those of the Middle East, with tall, slender minarets, curvy arches and dome shaped roofs. In northwest China where the Chinese Hui have built their mosques, there is a combination of eastern and western styles. The mosques have flared Buddhist style roofs set in walled courtyards entered through archways with miniature domes and minarets (see Beytullah Mosque). ^[1]

1 Famous mosques in China
2 Mosques in China
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[edit] Famous mosques in China

Dongsi Mosque [4]
Great Mosque of Huhhot [5]
Great Mosque of Tianjin [6]
Great Mosque of Xi'an [7]
Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou [8]
Huajue Mosque in Xi'an
Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar [9]
Najiahu Mosque in Yinchuan
Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan [10]
Niujie Mosque in Beijing [11]
Songjiang Mosque in Shanghai
Xiaotaoyuan Mosque in Shanghai [12]

There are over 45,000 mosques in China today. ^[2]^[3]^[4]Gallery of Chinese mosques on Flickr:[13]

[edit] Mosques in China

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Id Khar Mosque	The Great Mosque of Tongxin, Ningxia	Harbin Mosque	A mosque in Kashgar
A Mosque in Khotan	A Mosque in Khotan	A Mosque in Khotan	A Mosque in Khotan
Mosque in Quanzhou	Upal Mosque	A Mosque in Yarkand	A Mosque in Yarkand
A new Mosque in Lhasa	Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre	Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre	Great Mosque of Xi'an
Niujie Mosque in Beijing	Buzhen mosque	Emin minaret of Turpan	Apakh Hoja tomb
Najiahu mosque	Xunhua mosque	Songjiang mosque in shanghai	Mosque in Yining, Xinjiang
Mosque in Dachang county	Nansitou Mosque in Dachang county	Beiwu Mosque in Dadian township	A street in Hohhot with many mosques
The chief Taranchi mosque in Yining in 1882

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