📜 About & history
As Muslims from Jiangnan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Sichuan settled in Dazhuang, the old Ming-era mosque became too small, so a new mosque was built on the present site in 1807 (Jiaqing 12). The well-preserved Ming-Qing timber complex covers about 17.85 mu (nearly 12,000 sq m) with 18 buildings — often called the second-largest surviving ancient mosque architecture in China after the Great Mosque of Xi'an. Listed as a provincial protected cultural relic in 1998.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah; imam preaches in Chinese. An important centre of Hui religious life in south-east Yunnan.
📍 Address
🇨🇳 Inside China use Baidu or Amap; Google Maps needs a VPN.
🚇 How to reach the mosque
Bus from Kaiyuan city toward Dazhuang Hui Township.
In Dazhuang Hui Township outside Kaiyuan city; about 20–30 minutes by taxi. Show the Chinese address to the driver.
A major historic Chinese-style mosque; Dazhuang is a concentrated Hui community with halal food. Close to Shadian (Gejiu) and Mengzi.