West Street Mosque (Wuyang)

📜 About & history

West Street Mosque is on West Street, Wuquan Town, Wuyang County, Henan. Founded in 1374 (7th year of the Ming Hongwu era) in classical Chinese palace style, it is the place of worship for the local Hui. The original 4-mu mosque was burned in the Chongzhen era of the Ming for supporting Li Zicheng's rebel army. It was rebuilt in 1886, and in 1949 Hui community leaders funded a new three-bay prayer hall. Destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, it was rebuilt again from 1992 to 1995; today it covers 628 square metres with a five-bay prayer hall, lecture rooms and ablution rooms. In 2009 the congregation numbered more than 600 Hui, living mainly in Xiguan, Dongguan and Nanguan. Since 1935 imams from Jia County, Ye County and Anhui have led it, and Li Haidong of Nanyang became imam in 2012.

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