📜 About & history
The North Camp Mosque stands within the grounds of the Mausoleum of the Sulu King (苏禄王墓) in Beiying Village, north of Dezhou. In 1417 a friendly mission of over 340 people led by three kings of the Sulu archipelago (present-day southern Philippines) visited Ming China; on the return journey the East King, Paduka Batara, died at Dezhou and was buried here with imperial honours. During the Ming Xuande era a mosque was built beside the tomb for the East King's descendants, who remained in China and, in 1731, were entered on the household registers under the surnames Wen (温) and An (安). The mausoleum and its mosque were made a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit in 1988 and stand as a monument to early China-Philippines friendship.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
The mosque serves the Hui community descended from the Sulu East King's retinue as well as local worshippers, holding the daily prayers and Friday congregational prayer within the mausoleum park.
📍 Address
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
At the Sulu King Mausoleum (Sulu Wangyuan) park in northern Dezhou; city buses to the mausoleum stop on Beiling Road, and a taxi from Dezhou city centre takes about 15 minutes.
From Dezhou Railway Station or Dezhou East high-speed station take a taxi about 15-20 minutes to the Sulu King Mausoleum in Beiying.
About 4-5 km north of Dezhou's central district; easiest by taxi or DiDi directly to the Sulu King Mausoleum entrance.
A unique mosque tied to the tomb of a foreign Muslim king and to descendants who became Chinese citizens; of special interest to visitors from Southeast Asia. Show this line to a driver: 请带我去德州北营清真寺