📜 About & history
Founded in 1404 in the Ming Yongle era on the west bank of the Grand Canal, the Southern Great Mosque is a Ming-Qing architectural complex that was repeatedly repaired and enlarged. Badly damaged in the Cultural Revolution, it was fully restored with state funds from 1978 and is a Hebei provincial protected cultural relic. It is one of Cangzhou's two great historic mosques alongside the Northern Great Mosque.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah; Chinese-language sermon. Active Hui congregation with ablution facilities.
📍 Address
ℹ️ The interactive map shows the city's mosques, halal restaurants, malls and hospitals, and every pin opens its page on the site.
🚇 How to reach the mosque
Cangzhou city buses serve Minzu Road and the canal old town; ask for Qingzhen Nan Da Si.
Central location on the west bank of the canal; short taxi ride from Cangzhou West high-speed rail station or the city centre.
Cangzhou is home to nearly 300,000 Hui Muslims; halal restaurants nearby. Chinese spoken.
Source: Baidu Baike 沧州清真南大寺; Cangzhou Bendibao
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