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Chongshan Road Mosque (West Inner Mosque)

崇善路清真寺(西内清真寺)
📍 Guilin · Xiangshan District 🏛️ Late Qing dynasty (Kangxi–Yongzheng era)

📜 About & history

The Chongshan Road Mosque, also called the West Inner Mosque, dates to the Kangxi–Yongzheng period of the Qing dynasty and stands in the old West Gate quarter of Guilin. Over the centuries it survived wars, insect damage and weathering, yet the building has been kept largely intact. It blends traditional Chinese timber architecture with Arabic decorative elements and is regarded as the best-preserved historic mosque in Guangxi. The mosque is listed as a municipal key cultural relic protection unit of Guilin.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Serves Guilin's Hui Muslim community for the five daily prayers and the Friday Jumu'ah congregation.

📍 Address

No. 1 Chongshan Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin, Guangxi
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 广西桂林市象山区崇善路1号

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

In the West Gate / Chongshan Road area of central Guilin; reachable on foot from the Ronghu-Shanhu lakes scenic core.

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From the Arab districts

From downtown Guilin hotels near the Lijiang River, head to the West Gate quarter on Chongshan Road; taxi drivers know it as the old Muslim mosque (西内清真寺).

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From downtown

A short walk west of the Zhengyang pedestrian street and the Two Lakes (Ronghu-Shanhu) area in central Guilin.

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Useful tip

The most historically intact mosque in Guangxi; modest in size and set among old residential lanes. 请带我去崇善路清真寺