📜 About & history
Jianchangying Mosque, in the Hui village on Century Avenue in Jianchangying Town, was founded in 1431 (6th year of the Ming Xuande era) and rebuilt in 1542. Covering nearly 5 mu, it has 36 halls and pavilions in the Ming-Qing imperial garden style. The main hall bears a plaque reading "Bi Mei Xi Fang" presented in 1719; a 17 m hexagonal tower was added in 1924, and a bronze censer cast in 1431 with Arabic inscriptions is preserved. Damaged in the Cultural Revolution, it was restored and enlarged between 1980 and 1996; it has been a Qian'an protected site since 1982.
📍 Address
Hui Village, Century Avenue, Jianchangying Town, Qian'an, Hebei
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河北省迁安市建昌营镇世纪大街回民村
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