Gulou South Street Mosque
| Gulou South Street Mosque | |
|---|---|
鼓樓南街清真寺 | |
Front door | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 115 Gulou South Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
Location of the mosque in Sichuan | |
Interactive map of Gulou South Street Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 30°39′56″N 104°04′10″E / 30.66552°N 104.06949°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Juanpeng |
| Completed |
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| Materials | Bricks; timber |
The Gulou South Street Mosque (Chinese: 鼓楼南街清真寺), also known as the Gulou Mosque, is a mosque located at 155 South Street of Gulou in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China.[1][2]
History
Commenced in 1372 CE during the early Ming dynasty, the mosque was completed in 1375.[3][4] At that time, Sichuan was not a major area where Muslims lived, but several mosques were still built in both the city and the countryside of Chengdu. Among them, the Gulou South Street Mosque stood out as one of the larger ones.[5]
It was rebuilt twice during the Qing dynasty, first in 1742 and again in 1794, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. In 1941 the mosque suffered damage when Japanese forces bombed Chengdu during the Second Sino-Japanese War, destroying some of its structures such as the Yingge Building.[5][4]
In 1981, the prayer hall of the mosque was officially listed as a Municipality Protected Historic Site. Later, in 1991, it was recognized by the Sichuan provincial government as a Provincial Cultural Heritage Site.[1][6][7]
Architecture
The mosque's main remaining structure is its prayer hall, which is also the best-preserved historic prayer hall among the many mosques in Chengdu. The building has a rectangular layout and is surrounded by a two-layered gallery style known as Juanpeng. The entire hall is 31.55 metres (103.5 ft) long and 16.86 metres (55.3 ft) wide.[5]
The roof has a distinctive "工"-shaped design, with the main roof sitting over the central space and two additional roofs in the front and back. The rear wall of the prayer hall is made of brick, while the other three walls are constructed using wooden lattice work featuring heart-shaped patterns and fine openwork carving.[8] Inside, there are two rows of golden-colored wooden columns, with decorative lattice panels (Gemen) and ceiling hoods (Tianguan) in between. These features divide the space and create a calm and solemn atmosphere.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Halal Tours | Mosques In China for the Muslim travelers". Halal Tours in China for Muslim travelers (in Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ 成都鼓楼南街清真寺 - 斋月 - 穆斯林在线. www.muslimwww.com (in Chinese). 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ 成都市青羊区地方志办公室. "【风物】成都鼓楼南街清真寺_四川风物_四川印象_四川省情网". scdfz.sc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b 袁庭栋 (2017). 成都街巷志 (in Chinese). 四川文艺出版社. p. 377. ISBN 978-7-5411-4305-2.
- ^ a b c d Dao, Zhi (March 2, 2019). History of Temples and Churches in China. China: DeepLogic. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ 關於公布第三批省級重點文物保護單位的通知 [Notice on the Announcement of the Third Batch of Provincial Key Cultural Relics Protection Units]. 四川省人民政府川府發 [Sichuan Provincial People's Government Document No. 50] (in Chinese). 1991.
- ^ 丝绸之路上的粟特人. Silk Roads (in Chinese). 中国丝绸之路网. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ 成都市文物工作手册 (in Chinese). 成都出版社. 1995. p. 120. ISBN 978-7-80575-194-8.
External links
Media related to Gulou South Street Mosque at Wikimedia Commons