Sanya South Mosque

📜 About & history

Sanya South Mosque stands in the centre of Huixin Village, Tianya District, Sanya, Hainan (formerly Huixin Township, Yanglan District). Founded in the Southern Song dynasty on the site of the first mosque of old Yazhou, it bears witness to the history of Sanya's Muslims. In 1956 the China Islamic Association listed it as a national key mosque. Repaired many times, it was damaged in the Cultural Revolution, rebuilt by 1978 and restored for the fifth time in 1981–1983. A new reconstruction began in December 2013 and the main works were completed in December 2016, adding more than 4,450 square metres of floor space for nearly 3,200 worshippers. The complex includes a gate and a modern multi-storey prayer hall.

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