Chapter 46 Section 9 Ningxia Tongxin Mosque and Najiahu Mosque

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is an area inhabited by Hui people in my country, so there are many mosques here, among which the Tongxin Mosque and Najiahu Mosque are the most famous. The Tongxin Mosque is located in the old city of Tongxin County, Ningxia. According to legend, it was first built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1619 A.D.), and was rebuilt twice during the Qianlong and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty. teach temple. The gate of the temple faces north, and in front of the gate there is a brick screen wall with imitation wood structure, and the large brick carving in the center is very exquisite.Pass through the coupon hole from the temple gate, and climb up the steps to reach a platform as high as 10 meters.The base of the platform is covered with bricks, covering an area of ​​3,500 square meters, on which there are worship halls, Xuanli buildings, imam houses and other buildings.

The main building of the worship hall is a single-eave Xieshan top, five rooms wide and five rooms deep. More than 20 huge round wooden columns are used to support the beam frame, and the floor of the hall is entirely paved with wooden boards.On the right front side of the hall is the wake-up building, a pavilion-style building with double eaves and slopes on all sides.The Worship Hall and Wake Up Building have integrated the Han traditional architectural art and the Islamic architectural art, showing superb architectural skills. Najiahu Mosque is located in Najiahu Village, Yanghe Township, 20 kilometers south of Yinchuan City, Ningxia, and 200 meters west of Yongning County. It was built in the third year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (AD 1524).

The whole temple covers an area of ​​8000 square meters.The worship hall has a construction area of ​​1102 square meters and can accommodate thousands of people to worship.The building of the main hall is in the form of rolling sheds and resting hills. It is composed of four pointed ridges and three rolling sheds. It is large in scale and majestic. It is a masterpiece of Islamic temples that integrate traditional Chinese architectural styles and Arabic architectural colors. Watch carefully, Give people a beautiful enjoyment.