Shaanxi Mosque (Ürümqi)

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The Grand Hall of the Shannxi Mosque is located on the north side of Yonghe Zheng Lane (the Lane of Ever Harmonious Justice) on the South Heping Road (Peace Road) in Urumqi. The hall, a brick and wooden structure facing east, about ten meters high and with a floor space of 250 square meters, can accommodate 500 persons for religious service. In the architectural style of the hall, the Islam doctrine prohibiting the use of idols and animal patterns as decoration in mosques is strictly followed and, at the same time, the traditional Chinese architectural style of wooden structures is maintained. Thus, the structure, which reflects the architectural cream of the Chinese traditional civilization, is on the list of the historical relics to be protected by the Autonomous Region. The Shaanxi Mosque is the biggest one in Urumqi. It was built around the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, and renovated and extended in 1906, the thirty-second year of the reign of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Guangxu.