Top Muslim Mosques You Must Visit in Yunnan

Must-Seen Muslim Mosques In Yunnan

Shadian Grand Mosque（沙甸大清真寺）

• Basic information:First built between 1488 and 1505, Shadian Mosque has been restored and expanded several times, and still retains the Chinese palace-style architectural features of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the ancient mosques in southern Yunnan.
• Geographical location: Shadian Grand Mosque is located at the junction of Gejiu, Kaiyuan and Mengzi counties and cities.
• Style characteristics: Shadian Grand Mosque is elegant and imposing. Hui people live a wealthy life and are devout in Islamic teachings. The religious ritual atmosphere is strong and the folk customs are uniquely Islamic. Some of the traditional Chinese architectu re is inherited. The entire mosque is symmetrical along the central axis and consists of a main hall, a minaret, and a lecture hall.

Kunming Shuncheng Street Mosque(昆明顺城街清真寺)

• Basic information: The mosque was first built in 1425 and was destroyed by war in the late Qing Dynasty. It was later repaired and rebuilt many times.The Kunming Islamic Seminary and the Yunnan Islamic Association, established in 1987, are located in the mosque.
• Building layout: The hall on the right side of the main hall is a newly built four-story building with a construction area of ​​500 square meters and an Arabic-style roof. The north and south wing rooms in front of the hall are about 240 square meters. There are also buildings with thousands of square meters such as bathrooms and student dormitories.

Zhaotong Ningbian Mosque(昭通宁边清真寺)

• Basic information: also known as Shiyakou Mosque. It was built in 1985 and covers an area of ​​1.8 acres, with a construction area of ​​1,500 square meters, of which the main hall has a construction area of ​​96 square meters. There are two copies of the Koran in the mosque.
• Scale and Structure: Zhaotong Ningbian Mosque covers an area of ​​1.8 acres. The prayer hall is a brick-wood structure with a construction area of ​​96 square meters. The entire mosque has a construction area of ​​1,500 square meters.

Yuxi Beicheng Mosque(玉溪北城清真寺)

• Basic information: It was first built in 1916. The total construction area of ​​the temple is over 1,000 square meters, of which the main hall has a construction area of ​​120 square meters.
• Architectural style: The main hall of Yuxi Beicheng Mosque is of classical gabled style. The south, north and east sides are all two-story brick and wood structures. The doors, windows and railings are all wood carvings with exquisite workmanship, forming a closed courtyard with the main hall.

Mile Zhuyuan Mosque(弥勒竹园清真寺)

• Basic Information: It was built in 1890 and covers an area of ​​about 2.5 acres。
• Scale and structure：It covers an area of ​​about 2.5 mu, with a total construction area of ​​800 square meters and a main hall construction area of ​​400 square meters. It is a Chinese palace-style building. It is divided into two parts, the front and back parts. The rear part includes the worship hall, the north and south scripture halls, and the gatehouse. The front part consists of the temple gate, outer courtyard, screen wall, well house, and bathing room.

Dali Kelizhuang Mosque (大理珂里庄清真寺)

• Basic Information: Built in 1908, the existing buildings include the main hall, north and south wings, and the minaret (gate). The main hall is a five-bay wooden structure with a single-eaved hip roof. The mosque is one of the ancient mosques in Dali City with the most complete original architectural layout and strong religious characteristics. It has certain architectural art and historical value, and provides important physical materials for the study of religious history.
• Scale construction: The scale and structure of the building are combined with the east side house. The east side house is a five-bay double-eaved gable roof wooden structure. The first floor of the main room is the doorway, and the second floor and above are two-story hexagonal worship buildings.

Huideng Mosque of weishan County (巍山县回辉登清真寺) 

• Basic information: In 1993, the mosque underwent a large-scale renovation, and a new prayer hall was built on the original site, connecting with the 1944 hall, forming the largest prayer hall in the province today.
• In addition to the chapel that can accommodate more than 4,000 people, it also has a Chinese library, a Chinese administrator’s office, an Arabic library, an Arabic administrator’s office, a Chinese-Arabic reading room, an audio-visual classroom, a conference room, a living room, a prayer room, etc.

Hedi Street Mosque of Weishan County （巍山县河底街清真寺）

• Basic information: Hedi Street Mosque was built in 1984, covers an area of ​​about 1.6 acres and has a total construction area of ​​more than 600 square meters.