Qingjing Mosque

The Qingjing Mosque[1] (Chinese: 清净寺; Arabic: مسجد الأصحاب, romanized: Masjid al-Aṣḥāb), also known as the Ashab Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. It is found on Tumen Street. In 2021, the mosque was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other sites in and around Quanzhou because of its religious significance in the Song and Yuan dynasties, its importance to the medieval maritime trade of China, and its testimony to the global exchange of ideas and cultures during that time.[2]

Qingjing Mosque
清净寺
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationQuanzhou, Fujian, China
Qingjing Mosque is located in Fujian
Qingjing Mosque
Fujian
Geographic coordinates24°54′09.8″N 118°35′27.4″E
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleArabic
Completed1009
Capacity300 worshipers
LocationChina
Part ofQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
CriteriaCultural: (iv)
Reference1561
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Qingjing Mosque
Traditional Chinese清淨寺
Simplified Chinese清净寺
Literal meaningTranquil Mosque

History

Constructed in 1009, the Arab style mosque is the oldest of its kind in China.

Architecture
The old prayer area

Its area is 2,500 square metres.[3] Many Song dynasty mosques were built in this Arabian style in coastal cities, due to communities of Arab merchants living in them.[4] the entrance of Quanzhou Qingjingsi Mosque (Chinese: 泉州清寺净; pinyin: Quán Zhōu Qīng Sì Jìng) is the only example of stone entrances in mainland China.[5] The inscriptions of the Quanzhou Qingjingsi mosque was dominated by the Arabic language.[5]

See also

References
  1. Kees Versteegh; Mushira Eid (2005). Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics: A-Ed. Brill. pp. 379–. ISBN 978-90-04-14473-6.
  2. "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 22 Aug 2021.
  3. Muslims and mosques in Fujian
  4. Piper Rae Gaubatz (1996). Beyond the Great Wall: urban form and transformation on the Chinese frontiers. Stanford University Press. p. 210. ISBN 0-8047-2399-0. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. Hagras, Hamada (2019). "Xi'an Daxuexi Alley Mosque: Historical and Architectural Study" (PDF). Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies. 9 (1): 97–113. doi:10.21608/EJARS.2019.38462.

Further reading
  • Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (September 2008). "China's Earliest Mosques". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 67 (3): 339–341. doi:10.1525/jsah.2008.67.3.330.
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