Qingjing mosque

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Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou

The Qingjing Mosque ( Chinese  清净寺 , Pinyin Qīngjìng sì ) in the Chinese city of Quanzhou , Fujian Province , is a ruined mosque built in 1009 by Arab traders in the style of the Damascus prayer halls. It is also called Aisuhabu Mosque (Àisūhābo qīngzhēnsì 艾苏哈卜 清真寺), which is the transcription of the Arabic name al-Aṣḥāb . It is one of the oldest Islamic buildings in China.

Since 1961 it has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China in Fujian (1-87).

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Coordinates: 24 ° 54 ′ 20 ″  N , 118 ° 35 ′ 13 ″  E