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Linqing West Mosque

临清西清真寺
📍 Linqing · Liaocheng 🏛️ before mid-Ming (stele dated 1564)

📜 About & history

The Linqing West Mosque has no recorded founding date, but a stele marking a 1564 restoration shows it originated before the mid-Ming. East-facing, it comprises a prayer hall, a moon-watching tower, a lecture hall and ablution rooms in over eighty rooms; its hall has three connected sections in the 'goulianda' style, and it is a provincial-level protected relic.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hanafi)

Open for the five daily prayers, with the main Friday Jumu'ah gathering around midday; ablution (wudu) facilities are on site. Modest dress is requested.

📍 Address

East bank of the Wei River near Xianfeng Bridge, Linqing, Shandong
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 山东省聊城市临清市卫河东岸

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

Buses and taxis serve Linqing city.

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From downtown

On the Wei River bank in Linqing, on the Grand Canal.

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Useful tip

On the historic Grand Canal. 请带我去临清西清真寺