📜 About & history
First built in 1936 beside Laoyeshan (Ethnic Unity Square) in Qiaotou, the county town of Datong. It is the largest mosque in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County and a focal point for the county's Hui community.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Daily five prayers and a large Friday Jumu'ah; sermons in Chinese, recitation in Arabic.
📍 Address
🇨🇳 Inside China use Baidu or Amap; Google Maps needs a VPN.
🚇 How to reach the mosque
Intercity buses run Xining–Datong (Qiaotou) frequently; alight near Laoyeshan and walk to the square.
From Xining's Dongguan area take a northbound bus to Qiaotou; the mosque is in the town centre.
Datong (Qiaotou) is about 35 km north of Xining, roughly 1 hour by bus; the mosque is beside the central Laoyeshan square.
Pair with a hike up scenic Laoyeshan. Halal restaurants throughout Qiaotou; Mandarin spoken.