Zhangshi Mosque

📜 About & history

Zhangshi Mosque, on South Street in Zhangshi Town, Weishi County, was founded in the Qing Kangxi era (1662-1722) and rebuilt in 1873 with a classical prayer hall and more than 40 rooms. It was flooded in 1938 when the Yellow River dykes were breached at Huayuankou; parts were rebuilt in 1950, a gate was built in 1988, and in 1991 the prayer hall was rebuilt and enlarged in Arab style to 376 square metres, giving 820 square metres of buildings in all. The congregation of 205 Hui households (over 820 people) follows the Yihewani practice.

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