Sadian Grand Mosque

Shatian Grand Mosque is a Chinese palace style building located at the junction of Gejiu, Kaiyuan and Mengzi. Founded in 1684, it has a long history and covers a total area of 21000 square meters.

Sadian Grand Mosque

Shatian Grand Mosque is a Chinese palace style building located at the junction of Gejiu, Kaiyuan and Mengzi. Founded in 1684, it has a long history and covers a total area of 21000 square meters. The architecture of the Great Mosque in Shadian is elegant and elegant. The Hui people live a rich life. They are devout and abide by the teachings of Islam. The religious etiquette atmosphere is rich, and the folk customs have unique Islamic characteristics.

Historical evolution

In the 23rd year of Kangxi (1684), the villagers of Shadian raised funds to "build the temple of today, depending on the regulation of the past, the vast and magnificent view, the top of the mosque in this village." In order to solve the problem of the mosque's funds, there was a move of "buying land and making property". I'm afraid that "the contract has been lost for a long time Because it was inscribed on a tablet. " This temple is located near Sandian Sancha street. It is called Sandian mosque.

In the heyday of Emperor Qianlong, the population of Shadian increased and the economy and culture developed, so the original mosque could not meet the needs. In 1765, the villagers expanded a more grand, spectacular and functional mosque in the original site, covering a total area of more than 3000 square meters.

In 1980, the government and the masses donated money to rebuild the Great Mosque in Shadian. The temple covers a total area of 21000 square meters, and the main hall to be built covers an area of about 3000 square meters. It is planned to have two floors, the first floor is semi underground, and the second floor is the hall of worship, to build the Chaozhen hall with Islamic characteristics.

It is the largest mosque in Southwest China and one of the 100 famous mosques in China.

Scale system

The building area of the worship Hall of the Great Mosque in Shadian is 17700 square meters, which can accommodate 10000 people to worship at the same time.

Architectural features

Style features

The architecture of the Great Mosque in Shadian is elegant and elegant. The Hui people live a rich life. They are devout and abide by the teachings of Islam. The religious etiquette atmosphere is rich, and the folk customs have unique Islamic characteristics. Part of the mosque inherits the traditional Chinese architecture. The whole mosque is symmetrical along the central axis and consists of the main hall, the minaret and the lecture hall.

Main buildings

The interior decoration of the main hall inherits the architectural styles of MAIGA holy temple and Medina holy temple, such as the huge corridor, passage, arch, beam and column. There is a big dome in the middle of the dome, surrounded by four small domes, on which there is a new moon symbolizing Islamic characteristics. The inner diameter of the dome is 20 meters, and the clearance height is about 42 meters. Among the towers, and between the towers and the hall, a series of arched corridors are used to connect them, so that the tower, the roof and the hall are integrated. The hall is decorated with stone Koran and inlaid with gold, and the eight pillars are decorated with white marble. The arc shape of the top of the cloister is designed according to the architectural style of the 13th-15th century mosque. There are four minarets, 93 meters high, standing at the four corners of the mosque.

The main courtyard is a Chinese palace style building, which is composed of the main hall, the north and South ear rooms, the Xuanli building, the East sky room, the water room and the gate. The main hall, also known as the hall of worship, has eight pillars, with a wide range of height, a ridge of 7 meters high, a width of more than 30 meters, and a depth of 20 meters. It is exquisitely decorated and has exquisite workmanship. It has an airfoil structure and a cornice and walls. Outside the main hall is a small hall, with 12 lattice doors between the two halls. The doors are three-layer reliefs, carved with verdant pines and cypresses, mountains and lakes. The patterns are vivid and the carvings are exquisite. There is a large plaque hanging above the carved gate, which reads "the source of nature". It is written in regular script in gold and pink, vigorous and powerful. It was written by Wang Dianjia during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 10 couplets on the pillars in front of the hall and the door of Huage gate, one of which is the only one with the essence of Taoism, the only one with Luo Wanxiang, the only one with two Qi and three talents. Two of them: the teaching of the pure truth from the Mecca holy land, the Scripture of heaven as the program; the road from the West began to Adan people, adhere to the five meritorious is the purpose.

The main hall is located in the west, and the terrain is high. From the patio stone level to the top, there are four stone steps, with the wind and majestic potential of the ancient and elegant temple. It is the key building of the mosque. The north and south of the patio are wing rooms, and the wing rooms are one floor and one bottom. The two chambers are symmetrical in the north and south, with brick and wood structure. Each chamber has ten rooms on the upper floor and ten rooms on the lower floor. It is the Sutra hall classroom and student dormitory. The easternmost part of the front is the roof. Tianfang 20 meters wide, 10 meters deep, civil structure, high frame, tile house. It is the classroom of Jingtang primary school and the meeting place for villagers. Xuanli building is located in the east of the courtyard, covering an area of 128 square meters. It is a typical Chinese Pavilion building, with a height of more than 20 meters and three floors. It is a full wood structure, with six columns and walls, six towers, cornices and spires, and sparse glazed tile surface. The bottom floor is higher than the patio, and the East and west sides are the passageways, with four stone steps respectively. The other four sides are thick walls, and the exterior is inlaid with bricks. A bell is hung on the third floor to ring the time and summon people to worship. In case of fire or banditry, an emergency bell is rung to call the police. There is a plaque with three big characters of "xingmenglou" on it.

The gate faces south and is located in the south of Xuanli building and East Tianfang middle line. It is an independent building with high foundation, stone steps up and down, and two thick red spring wooden doors. On both sides, there are two stone lions lying: the lion's mouth is wide, which looks like a male chanting, and the image is vivid. On the top of the door, there is a picture of two dragons, the head of the dragon is high, and the momentum is strong. On the top of the picture, there is a large plaque with the words "mosque" and regular script in gold and pink Later, it was written by Jin Youlan, the magistrate of Gaochun County.

Shuifang is located in the north of xuanlilou and dongtianfang, opposite to the gate. In the north of the water house is the backyard, which is a small classroom for children's school. In the courtyard, there are several tall and straight cypress trees. There are several ancient stone tablets (recording the history of Shadian, the construction of the mosque, the production of the temple, and the donation of merits and virtues), which make the temple more ancient, solemn, elegant and holy. Sadian mosque has been renovated and expanded several times in history, but it still retains the architectural features and pattern of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the ancient temples in southern Yunnan, one of the masterpieces of Chinese mosque architecture, and a rare cultural heritage. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the "Shadian incident" in 1975.

Cooperation and exchange

Famous Imam

Chunzheng, Liu zuwu, Ma Dengming, Wang Fuyuan, Ma Jianzhi, Wang Jiapeng, Tian Jiapei, Wang shaomei, Lin Yingxiang, Ma Wenfu, Zhang Ziren and so on, was a sect leader or set up an account to give lectures in the temple.

geographical position

Shatian Grand Mosque is located at the junction of Gejiu, Kaiyuan and Mengzi.

Address: Shatian Hui community, Kaiyuan city, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 103.2301509

Latitude: 23.531219

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