Carved gateway
By imperial order.
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Nanjing's largest and oldest mosque, in the south of the old city near Sanshan Street; it was founded in 1388 by order of the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming dynasty, for Muslims who had come from the west, and it is a protected monument of Jiangsu province. When it burned in 1430, the Muslim admiral Zheng He, leader of the great voyages to the Indian Ocean, East Africa and Arabia, asked the emperor to rebuild it from the imperial treasury; it was rebuilt, and a carved brick gateway was raised before it by imperial order. The mosque was destroyed in the wars of the nineteenth century and rebuilt in 1877 in a traditional Chinese style, with a prayer hall, a second hall, a «moon-watching» minaret tower and teaching halls; about 500 worshippers attend Friday prayers, and more than 5,000 at the Eids. Entry is free and visitors are welcome outside prayer times in modest dress, per visitor guides. Nanjing has a long tradition of halal food, best known for its fried beef dumplings and the Hui Muslim restaurants of the old city.
By imperial order.
Chinese style.
And the rebuilding.
28 Shengzhou Road, near Sanshan Street, Qinhuai District, Nanjing
Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai RiverNanjing's best-known old quarter, on both banks of the Qinhuai River, which loca8 minutes walk4.7
Zhonghua Gate and the City WallThe great southern gate of Nanjing's city wall and one of the most complex and b16 minutes walk4.4
Laomendong Old QuarterA historic quarter in the south of old Nanjing, east of Zhonghua Gate inside the19 minutes walk4.7Yes, entry is free and visitors are welcome outside prayer times in modest dress, per visitor guides.