📜 About & history
The Qingzhou Zhenjiao Temple stands on Zhaode Old Street in the Hui quarter of Dongguan and, according to its stele, was established in 1302 (the sixth year of the Yuan Dade era) by descendants of the Yuan chancellor Bayan. It is counted, together with the Hangzhou and Dingzhou Zhenjiao temples, as one of the three great Zhenjiao mosques of the Yuan dynasty, and was designated an official mosque already in Yuan times. The Sino-Arab complex covers about 6,000 sq m with a building area of some 2,000 sq m, facing east and rising step by step along an axis of main gate, second gate, prayer hall and moon-watching tower. Inside is a stele bearing the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang's Hundred-Word Eulogy (百字赞), and the mosque has long been a centre of Islamic life in eastern Shandong.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
An active mosque serving the local Hui community with the five daily prayers and Friday congregational prayer; the prayer hall is used for Jumu'ah, Eid and major gatherings.
📍 Address
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
In Qingzhou's ancient-town area; city buses serving the Ancient City (古城) and Dongguan stop near Zhaode Street, a short walk from the mosque. A taxi from the town centre is quick and inexpensive.
From Qingzhou (Qingzhoushi) high-speed railway station take a taxi about 20-25 minutes to the Dongguan / Zhaode Street ancient-town area.
Within the Qingzhou Ancient City scenic area, a few minutes' walk from Zhaode Street's shops and the Ouyang Xiu memorial; easily combined with an old-town visit.
One of the three great Yuan-dynasty Zhenjiao mosques and among the oldest surviving mosques in China; a must-see for visitors interested in early Chinese Islamic history. Show this line to a driver: 请带我去青州真教寺