Niu Jie Mosque, Arab-style and the oldest in Beijing China...

Masjid Niu Jie, bersejarah dan tertua di Beijing

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the pilgrims who are already engaged in the mosque 

The pilgrims who were prayi

When traveling to Beijing, China, try to visit Niu Jie Mosque . The mosque which was more than a century, became the oldest mosques and Muslim community center in Beijing. Arab-style architecture is also China. 

For Muslims who will do the traveling to Beijing, Niu Jie Mosque is a place that must be visited. In addition to pilgrimage of prayer, the mosque is also the oldest and most historic in Beijing. You can be closer to Muslims in the land of the Bamboo. 

Niu Jie Mosque can accommodate up to 200,000 worshipers. The mosque occupies a site area of ​​6,000 square meters. In it there is a prayer room, ablution places, where recitals, where prayers for the women, Lou Bangge (tower), the observation of six months, and two pavilions with stone pillars. 

From the outside, the building has a Chinese-style architecture building with a distinctive red color. Upon entering the mosque, calligraphy paintings are engraved in the wood building penonggak, implying a strong Arab-style atmosphere. 

Niu Jie Mosque built in 995, in the reign of the Liao Dynasty Tonghe by two Arab nationals. Throughout the Yuan Dynasty, Ming and Qing or about the 13th century to 19, the mosque is undergoing a change. This mosque has been through six days of the reign of the Liao Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty to modern China's current era. 

In this mosque visitors of other faiths can not enter into the prayer room, which is usually pretty empty except on Fridays. However, they can admire the architecture of the exterior and have a look around the page. 

The mosque also has a historic objects, like a small yard on the south side contains the tombs of two Persian priests who preached in the 13th century. In addition, there is also exhibition space that holds the Al-Quran, photographs of the development of the mosque, to souvenirs from other state guests. 

Niu Jie Mosque and things to do, as recharge your spiritual spaces and closer to the Almighty. Welcome pilgrimage of prayer, Muslims chatting with China, and Niu Jie Mosque menggagumi architecture.

The interior of the mosque,  
the typical architecture of China is filled with ornate calligraphy  

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