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Ox Street Mosque
88 Niu Jie
Beijing
Beijing
China
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: ¥10
Hours: (Daily 8:30 am-5 pm
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Beijing
Beijing
China
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: ¥10
Hours: (Daily 8:30 am-5 pm
Comments ( 0 )
Rating (0 Votes)
Both the street and mosque take their name for the Muslim preference for beef over pork and this area offers a distinctly different feel from other old parts of the city. The mosque, which was built in 966, sits on the eastern side of Ox Street (Niu Jie) and initially appears little different from a traditional Chinese mansion.
Indeed, the main entrance (which isn’t used these days) is faced by a distinctly Chinese spirit wall, designed to prevent ghosts from entering, and the color scheme is equally Chinese. However, closer inspection reveals the mosque’s heritage, from the Arabic you’ll see inscribed on the walls to the more obvious bearded and white-capped Hui men who come to pray here.
There are some 200,000 Hui in Beijing and the Ox Street Mosque is one of the focal points of Islamic life in the capital. The mosque contains a Moon Observation Tower used to determine the start of the fasting month of Ramadan and a prayer hall, but both of these are off-limits to non-Muslims so you’ll have to be satisfied with the tombs of its founder’s son and those of two Persian sheikhs who traveled here across the Silk Road.
If you plan to visit the mosque, you should dress conservatively (covered knees and shoulders) and avoid Friday prayer times, when you won’t be allowed in (unless you’re a Muslim). Atrip here can be nicely rounded off with a meal at one of the halal restaurants that line Ox Street.
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