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Mengcun Southern Great Mosque

孟村清真南大寺
📍 Cangzhou · Mengcun Hui Autonomous County town 🏛️ Qing dynasty (rebuilt in modern times) 👥 Around 600 worshippers
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📜 About & history

The Southern Great Mosque stands in the town of Mengcun Hui Autonomous County, one of northern China's most concentrated Hui communities. A long-established congregational mosque, it has been repaired and rebuilt over the years and serves as a central place of worship for the county's large Muslim population.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Five daily prayers and a large Friday Jumu'ah; Chinese-language sermon. Central mosque of a Hui autonomous county.

📍 Address

Mengcun town, Mengcun Hui Autonomous County, Cangzhou, Hebei
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河北省沧州市孟村回族自治县孟村镇清真南大寺
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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

Mengcun county buses and taxis serve the town centre; ask for Qingzhen Nan Da Si.

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From downtown

In Mengcun county town, about 40 km east of Cangzhou city; intercity bus to Mengcun then local taxi.

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Useful tip

Mengcun is a Hui autonomous county where halal food is standard; Chinese spoken. Several mosques serve the town.

Source: Ctrip 孟村清真南大寺; Sina blog 沧州乡土风情清真寺

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