📜 About & history
The South Mosque is the oldest and largest mosque in Shenyang and the most prominent Islamic house of worship in all of Northeast China. It was founded by Tie Kui (Tie Kuiwu), a Hui military officer of the early Qing who funded its construction, with the core buildings raised in the late Ming to early Qing period and formally established around 1662 (Kangxi 1). Expanded under Kangxi (1662-1722) and repaired under Jiaqing (1796-1820), it covers roughly 7,000 square metres in four successive courtyards containing a grand prayer hall, lecture halls, ablution rooms and a striking hexagonal Moon-Watching Tower (Wangyue Lou) about 30 metres high topped by a crescent. It remains an active congregational mosque at the heart of Shenyang's historic Hui quarter west of the old city.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
Five daily prayers plus Friday congregational (Jumu'ah) prayer; the mosque follows the Gedimu tradition.
📍 Address
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
- Line 1 Huaiyuanmen （怀远门）
Several city bus routes stop along Xiaoxi Road / Nanjing Street near the mosque; confirm current route numbers locally.
From Shenyang North Railway Station (the main high-speed hub) it is about 4 km southeast; taxi or Metro Line 1 to Huaiyuanmen takes roughly 15-20 minutes.
About 1 km west of Zhongjie and the old city centre; from Shenyang North Railway Station take Metro Line 1 to Huaiyuanmen and walk south into the Nan Qingzhen Road lane.
The most important mosque in Northeast China and a good first stop for Muslim visitors to Shenyang. Halal restaurants cluster in the surrounding Hui quarter. Taxi phrase: 请带我去沈阳清真南寺