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Benzhai Mosque

本斋清真寺
📍 Cangzhou · Xianxian County 🏛️ 1404

📜 About & history

The mosque was founded in 1404 (the second year of the Ming Yongle era) and was expanded several times during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was burned by invading Japanese troops in 1939 during a sweep of the area. In 1953 the central government allocated funds to rebuild the mosque for the Hui community of Benzhai Village.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni

Open for the five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah.

📍 Address

Benzhai Village, Xianxian County, Cangzhou, Hebei
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河北省沧州市献县本斋村
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