Changsha Mosque () is a mosque located on Mount Huilong () in Tianxin District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Changsha Mosque is the site of Changsha Islamic Association.

History

Changsha Mosque was first built by businessmen from both Henan and Shaanxi provinces in 1711 in the Qing dynasty with the name of "Kèsì" ().

Changsha Mosque

In 1918, businessmen from Nanjing added Jingling School () to the south of the mosque.

Changsha Mosque

In 1938, a fire destroyed most of the buildings. Then the local Muslims rebuilt the mosque.

Changsha Mosque

During the Cultural Revolution, the Quran written by ancient Imam were burned by the Red Guards.

In 1985, Changsha government had budgeted RMB 0.85 million yuan to build a new mosque on Mount Huilong in Tianxin District near Baisha Well.

Architecture

The mosque was built with Islamic architecture style and covers an area of including the of constructed area. It consists of prayer hall, pavilion, wing room and other facilities. The prayer hall is a three-story building.

Transportation

Take bus No. 314, 171, 139, 108 to Baisha Well Bus Stop ().

References

1985 establishments in China

Mosques completed in 1985

Buildings and structures in Changsha