📜 About & history
Built in 1901, this Menyuan mosque holds about 500 worshippers at a time. Its symmetric north–south wing rooms and brick-and-timber construction give it a solemn, imposing appearance typical of Hexi-Huangshui Hui mosque building.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim)
Daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah; sermons in Chinese, recitation in Arabic.
📍 Address
Dongshahe, Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 青海省海北藏族自治州门源回族自治县东沙河
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
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Bus
Reach by taxi or local car from Haomen town; Dongshahe lies just outside the county seat.
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From the Arab districts
From Xining travel north to Menyuan, then a short local taxi to Dongshahe.
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From downtown
A short drive from Menyuan (Haomen) county town; about 100 km north of Xining overall.
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Useful tip
A community mosque near the county town; halal food in Haomen. Mandarin spoken.