Nanguan Great Mosque

南关清真大寺

Yinchuan's largest mosque, with an Arabic-style building featuring a green dome and four minarets. It is a landmark of Ningxia's Hui culture.

Nanguan Great Mosque is on Yuhuangge South Street in Xingqing District. It was first built in the late Ming dynasty in traditional Chinese palace style. It was rebuilt in 1981 in its current Arabic style. The main prayer hall has two stories, topped by one large and four small green domes, with minarets at each corner. The hall can accommodate more than a thousand worshippers. It is Ningxia's largest mosque and one of Yinchuan's city landmarks, and it is also one of the very few regional-level mosques in China that is systematically open to tourists. The mosque has a Hui culture exhibition covering the spread of Islam in Ningxia and Hui customs. Non-Muslim visitors can buy tickets (about 10 to 20 yuan) outside prayer hours to enter the courtyard and the outer areas of the main hall. The interior is sometimes open for guided visits. Shoes must be removed, clothing should cover the shoulders and knees, and women are advised to bring a headscarf. Visitors may not enter during prayer times, especially at midday on Fridays. The surrounding Nanguan neighborhood is home to a Hui community and offers hand-grabbed mutton, lamb offal soup, Eight-Treasure Tea, and beef noodle shops. The halal food street next to the mosque is a good lunch spot. Getting there: the mosque is in the city center, a 10-minute walk from Yuhuang Pavilion and the Drum Tower. A visit takes about 30 to 45 minutes. It can be combined with Chengtian Temple Pagoda and Yuhuang Pavilion for a half-day city tour. Please do not walk in front of worshippers or take photos of them, and keep quiet inside the hall.

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