📜 About & history
Sanlihe Yongshou Mosque (full name Qingzhen Libai Yongshou Mosque) was founded in 1605 (Ming Wanli 33) and rebuilt in 1624 (Tianqi 4), with a later restoration recorded in 1704 (Kangxi 43). The stone tablet over the gate is inscribed 'Qingzhen Libai Yongshou Si,' and a stone bridge once stood outside. From the Ming dynasty the Sanlihe area held one of Beijing's largest Hui cemeteries until the graves were relocated in the 1950s. Today only the main prayer hall and the north and south lecture halls survive; the mosque was listed among the first batch of Xicheng District protected cultural sites in 1989.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Five daily prayers are observed; Friday Jumu'ah gathers around midday. A quiet historic mosque serving the Sanlihe neighborhood in southwest inner Beijing.
📍 Address
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
- Line 1 Muxidi （木樨地）
Buses serve the Sanlihe and Erqi Juchang Lu area; verify routes on a map app.
A tranquil Ming-era mosque off the main tourist track, near the ministries district of Sanlihe. Confirm exact prayer-hall access on arrival as it is tucked in a residential lane.
About 5 km west of Tiananmen in the Sanlihe area. Take Metro Line 1 to Muxidi, then continue on foot or by taxi to Sanlihe Qianxiang; by taxi from the center roughly 15–20 minutes.
Also known simply as Yongshou Mosque; one of Beijing's thirteen traditional mosques. Show a driver: please take me to 三里河清真永寿寺.