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Fangzhuang Mosque (Xihua)

西华县方庄清真寺
📍 Zhoukou · Xihua County 🏛️ Hongwu era (Ming dynasty)

📜 About & history

Fangzhuang Mosque is in Fangzhuang Village, Xixia Town, 20 km west of Xihua county town, Henan. Founded in the Ming Hongwu era, it is one of the oldest mosques in Xihua County and today has a prayer hall with north and south buildings. Fangzhuang has about 3,000 Hui residents from 13 family names, including Fang, Yao, Ma and Gao. Damaged in wars and rebuilt several times, it has been repaired repeatedly with local Muslim donations since the reform era; imams who served here include Wang Yaoguang of Zhoukou, Wang Shulong of Nanyang and Lü Yunchang of Taikang.

📍 Address

Fangzhuang Village, Xixia Town, Xihua County, Henan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河南省西华县西夏镇方庄村
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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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From downtown

20 km west of Xihua county town

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