Mosque in Zhuxian Town

Located in LAOHUDONG street in the southeast corner of Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng, Henan Province, the mosque of Zhuxian Town was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1737. It is the largest Islamic mosque in Kaifeng. The mosque is located from west to East. The existing buildings include Mountain Gate, wing room and main hall. The gate is three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with a single eaves on the top of the hill. It is covered with green glazed tiles and a vase on the ridge. Outside the gate, there is a flashing wall connected with the mountain gate. The front and back eaves of the gate are supported by eight stone pillars, which are engraved with landscape, flower and bird patterns. The mountain gate is full of wood carvings, flat Fang, high relief for the large column, and transparent carving for the small column. The carving technique is exquisite and beautiful. The main hall is a hook and build type, which is composed of the front and back two buildings. In the front is a hard mountain rolling shed, with five rooms wide and three rooms deep; in the back is a hard mountain hall, with five rooms wide and three rooms deep. There is a big treasure bottle on the back ridge of the hall, and there are bluestone steps in front of the hall, on which the green tiles cover the top, which is solemn and solemn. The north and South Wing rooms between the gate of Dahe mountain are all small buildings in hard mountain style. There are two stele towers in it, one of which contains the Islamic ancient orthodox regulations engraved in the 32nd year of Qianlong, and the other contains the Arabic stele engraved in the 10th year of Jiaqing. The mosque of Zhuxian Town was renovated in 1985, and it is the main tourist attraction of Zhuxian Town.

Mosque in Zhuxian Town

The mosque in Zhuxian Town is one of the ancient mosques in Kaifeng, Henan Province. It was built in the area of LAOHUDONG street in the southeast corner of Zhuxian Town in Kaifeng in Ming Dynasty. The total area of the mosque is more than 9000 square meters, and the overall building is a typical architectural style of Islamic mosque in Qing Dynasty. There are Mountain Gate, wing room and main hall in the temple.

Historical evolution

Zhuxianzhen mosque was first built in the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, expanded in the 10th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1531 AD), and rebuilt in the 9th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1744 AD). It has a history of 1000 years. Among the top 100 mosques in China, its architectural style and decoration are rare. It is said that the Marshal's residence was located in the temple when Yue Fei fought against the Jin soldiers.

Scale system

The whole temple covers an area of more than 9000 square meters, with magnificent architecture. Among the top 100 mosques in China, its exquisite architectural style and decoration are rare. The mosque consists of a front gate, a stele tower, a rolling shed, a main hall, a kiln hall, an ear room, a north-south wing room, a bathing room, a back gate, and a courtyard layout in the shape of "Hui".

Architectural features

Style features

The overall architecture of the mosque in Zhuxian Town is a typical Chinese traditional quadrangle building, which can be said to be a typical example of the architectural culture of the Islamic mosque in the Qing Dynasty. The third courtyard is the main courtyard of the mosque, and the main hall of worship is located in this courtyard. In the west of the courtyard is the main hall, which is set off by nine steps. In the main hall is a cave style hall. Outside the main hall, the north and South lecture halls are on the left and right sides. The whole mosque is resplendent and colorful.

Main buildings

Qianshanmen is located at the easternmost end of the central axis of the temple. It is three rooms wide and two rooms deep. It is 10 meters high and has a single eaves at the top of the mountain. On both sides of the gate are fan walls in the shape of "eight", with exquisite brick carvings in the center. In the center of the ridge above the mountain gate is a treasure vase with a lion on its back. On both sides are relief sculptures of glass dragons and phoenixes. On the front are dragons and on the back are phoenixes. The dancing of dragons and phoenixes is lifelike.

There are two stone lions on both sides of the mountain gate, one male and one female, with a female lion on the left and a young lion in her arms. It is said that the stones of the two stone lions came from the Arabian Peninsula and were transported by the grain River in front of them. Then they were soaked in water for 7749 days and carved by skilled craftsmen. The base under the stone lion is carved with a chrysanthemum pattern. Chrysanthemum is the city flower of Kaifeng, which is not a new thing. According to historical records, as early as 1600 years ago, people in Kaifeng began to plant chrysanthemum, known as "Kaifeng Chrysanthemum is the best in the world". According to the records of menghualu in Tokyo, Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time. There were not only flower events and chrysanthemum contests among the people, but also artistic performances such as inserting chrysanthemum branches, hanging chrysanthemum lamps and holding chrysanthemum meetings at the court. I want to explain at least hundreds of years ago that Kaifeng Bianjing people loved chrysanthemums.

Geographic transportation

LAOHUDONG street is located in the southeast corner of Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng City, Henan Province

Address: LAOHUDONG street, southeast corner of Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng City, Henan Province

Longitude: 114.3450533

Latitude: 34.799848

Tel: 0378-6713237

Traffic information: take a bus from west bus station to Zhuxian Town, the fare is 7 yuan

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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