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Pingliang East Great Mosque

平凉清真东大寺
📍 Pingliang 🏛️ 1942

📜 About & history

Pingliang East Great Mosque stands at the east gate of Pingliang and was founded in 1942 on the initiative of Hajji Ma Zhiming. It keeps a Ming-era banner of the "Hundred-Character Eulogy" to the Prophet attributed to the Hongwu Emperor, was among the first mosques in the area to resume worship after the Cultural Revolution, and its home study classes grew into the forerunner of the Pingliang Arabic School. Its 1,014-square-metre main hall was rebuilt in 2005-2006.

📍 Address

Dongsi Lane, Pingliang, Gansu
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 甘肃省平凉市东寺巷
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