Prayer hall
Large and calm.
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The largest mosque in Sichuan, in central Chengdu near Tianfu Square; its name means «mosque by the palace wall», after an old palace that stood on the site, and it was founded in the sixteenth century. The mosque was rebuilt in 1858 and badly damaged in a war in 1917; its present building has stood since November 1998, blending Islamic architecture with the Chinese styles of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It has a large prayer hall, ablution rooms and a library, and serves Chengdu's Hui and other Muslims, with halal restaurants nearby serving Sichuan dishes and hand-pulled noodles. Entry is free for worshippers and visitors, dressed modestly and respecting prayer times; it's a short walk from the Chengdu Museum and Tianfu Square.
Large and calm.
Islamic and Chinese.
Around the mosque.
Near Tianfu Square, Qingyang District, Chengdu
Chengdu MuseumThe city museum in the heart of Chengdu, on the west side of the great Tianfu Sq1 minute walk4.8
People's ParkChengdu's first public park, opened in 1911 as Shaocheng Park in the quarter the6 minutes walk4.6
Kuanzhai AlleysA historic quarter in central Chengdu made up of three old parallel lanes, Wide 18 minutes walk4.3
Chunxi RoadThe commercial heart of Chengdu, a pedestrian street established in 1924 to link22 minutes walk4.5
Jinli Ancient StreetA historic pedestrian street about 550 m long beside Chengdu's Wuhou memorial te22 minutes walk4.3Around the Huangcheng Mosque, Sichuan's largest, near Tianfu Square, where halal restaurants serve Sichuan dishes and hand-pulled noodles.