📜 About & history
The Xiaoxihu Baishu Lane Grand Mosque serves the dense Hui Muslim community around Xiaoxihu on the south bank of the Yellow River in Qilihe District. It is one of several historic congregations clustered in the Xiaoxihu neighbourhood, a long-standing centre of Muslim commerce and residence in western Lanzhou. The mosque anchors daily religious life for local families and traders. It sits within easy reach of the Xiaoxihu wholesale markets and halal food streets.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah (midday) are held; wudu facilities are available. Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered; headscarf for women) and remove shoes before entering the prayer hall. Please visit outside prayer times if you are not there to worship.
📍 Address
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
- Line 1 Xiaoxihu （小西湖站）
Take a bus to the Xiaoxihu (小西湖) stop on Xijin East Road and walk into the lanes toward Baishu Lane.
Immediately within the Xiaoxihu Muslim quarter; from Xiaoxihu Metro station it is a short walk through the halal food and market streets.
About 3–4 km west of the centre on the south bank; take Metro Line 1 to Xiaoxihu or a 15-minute taxi ride, then walk into the neighbourhood.
Best combined with a meal in the Xiaoxihu halal food streets. Confirm the exact lane with locals on arrival. Taxi phrase: 请带我去小西湖柏树巷清真大寺。