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Tai'an Great Mosque (West Mosque)

泰安清真寺(西大寺)
📍 Tai'an · Taishan District, Caiyuan Subdistrict 🏛️ Ming dynasty (over 600 years old) 👥 Around 800 worshippers

📜 About & history

Commonly called the West Great Mosque, it is the oldest and largest mosque in Tai'an, with a history of more than 600 years. West-facing and built as a two-courtyard temple-style compound, it was repaired in 2008 under the city cultural relics bureau and is a Tai'an municipal protected site. It is the main place of worship for local Hui Muslims and for foreign Muslims visiting Mount Tai.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah; Chinese-language sermon. During Eid, Muslims from Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and countries such as Pakistan gather here.

📍 Address

Middle of Qingzhensi Street, Caiyuan Subdistrict, Taishan District, Tai'an, Shandong
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 山东省泰安市泰山区财源街道清真寺街中段

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

City buses reach the Caiyuan Subdistrict Hui quarter in central Tai'an; ask for Qingzhensi Jie.

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From downtown

Central location near the Nai River, west of Mount Tai; short taxi ride from Tai'an Railway Station or Dai Temple.

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Useful tip

Central mosque for Hui community around Qingzhensi Street; halal restaurants in the neighbourhood. Chinese spoken.