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Beixiajie Mosque

郑州北下街清真寺
📍 Zhengzhou · Guancheng Hui District 🏛️ Late Qing / early Republic 👥 Prayer hall about 250 sq m

📜 About & history

The Beixiajie Mosque was built in the late Qing / early Republican period in the heart of Zhengzhou's Hui quarter and served as a centre of the local Hui community's economic and cultural life. It occupies about 2.1 mu (1,400 sq m) with a total building area of some 1,100 sq m, its main prayer hall covering about 250 sq m. It is distinct from and later than the nearby Zhengzhou North Great Mosque (the Ming-founded city mosque on Qingzhensi Street).

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah for the surrounding Guancheng Hui quarter; Chinese/Hui imam.

📍 Address

Beixiajie (North Lower Street), Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou, Henan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河南省郑州市管城回族区北下街清真寺

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Metro
  • Line 1 Erqi Square (二七广场)
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Bus

Metro Line 1 to Erqi Square, then a short taxi/walk east into the Guancheng Hui quarter; city buses also serve Beixiajie.

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From the Arab districts

Zhengzhou's Hui community and Muslim traders concentrate in the Guancheng Hui District around Beixiajie and the North Great Mosque; halal markets are within walking distance.

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From downtown

In central Guancheng District near the Shang-dynasty city wall ruins, about 1.5 km southeast of Erqi Square.

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Useful tip

Dense halal food streets in the Guancheng Hui quarter. Smaller and later than the national-grade Zhengzhou North Great Mosque nearby.