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Xi'an, known Chang'an in the ancient being the great ancient capital in China, is one of the place to first introduce Islam into China. During the Tang Dynasty, messengers from the Arab region and Persia coming to Changan to pay tributes to the Tang Dynasty were mostly Muslims. Later they settled down in Chang'an and the Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty had officially allowed the practice of Islam in 651. This had started Muslims' journey in China and was followed by the constructions of mosques.

There are about 600,000 Hui Muslims estimated living in Xi'an today. Xi'an has a total of seven mosques, among which the Great Mosque of Xi'an and Xi'an Daxuexixiang Mosque are quite famous.

xian Mosque (Masjid) Guide

Xian Great Mosque
Xi'an Great Mosque , as the largest and best-preserved mosque in Xi'an , is one of the principal mosques in China. It is located in the northwest of the famous Drum Tower on Huajue Lane. This mosque occupies an area of 12,000 square meters with an construction ...Detail
Xian Daxuexixiang Mosque
Located in the west of the Great Mosque in Huajue Lane, Xi'an Daxuexi Lane Mosque is also called West Great Mosque . It is located on the west of Daxuexi Lane, facing the Great Mosque. In a rather large scale covering an area of 6,000 square meters with a construct...Detail
Xian Xiaopiyuan Mosque
Xi'an Xiaopiyuan Mosque is one of the old mosques located in Xi'an . As it is located in the north of the Great Mosque in Huajue Lane, Xiaopiyuan Mosque is also called North Great Mosque. Xiaopiyuan Mosque was first constructed in late Tang Dynasty (618-907). X...Detail
Xian Dapiyuan Mosque
Dapiyuan Mosque is one of the old mosques in Xi'an . It is located in Dapiyuan Lane of Xi'an city and facing the Great Mosque in the south direction. Dapiyuan Mosque was first constructed in the year of 1411, the ninth year of Yongle times during Ming Dynasty (...Detail
Xian North Guangji Street Mosque
Xi'an North Guangji Street Mosque is one of the major mosques in Xi'an . It is located in the middle of North Guangji Street of Xi'an City. The mosque was first constructed in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was rebuilt in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Th...Detail
Xian Dongxinjie Mosque
Xi'an Dongxinjie Mosque is a rather new mosque compared with those old mosques in Xi'an like the Great Mosque and Daxuexixiang Mosque . It was first constructed by Hui people in 1939. And it went through several times of rebuilt and renovations at later times. ...Detail