Fuyou Road Mosque

Coordinates: 31°13′40.1″N 121°29′19.2″E / 31.227806°N 121.488667°E / 31.227806; 121.488667

Fuyou Road Mosque
福佑路清真寺
Basic information
Location No. 378, Fuyou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 1870

The Fuyou Road Mosque (Chinese: 福佑路清真寺; pinyin: Fúyòu Lù Qīngzhēnsì), also known as the North Mosque, is a mosque in Huangpu District, Shanghai, China.

History

Prior to the construction of the mosque, Muslim from Nanjing had rented two houses for prayer. In 1870, a group of 31 Muslims raised money and purchased 400 m2 of land and constructed the Fuyou Road Mosque during the 9th year of Tongzhi Emperor reign of the Qing Dynasty. The mosque was then later renovated and expanded several times in 1897, 1905, 1936 and 1979.[1]

Architecture

The mosque covers an area of 1,187 m2 located in a three-story building in a traditional Qing Dynasty style. The building houses the prayer hall, audience hall, dean's room, libraries, conference halls, bathrooms and other facilities. There is a rectangular-shaped courtyard right after the entrance of the building. In the north of the yard stands the ablution room and in the south stands the prayer hall.[2]

The Wangyue Pavilion is built on the rooftop. There are also many decorations inside the mosque with various types of pattern and pierced floor carvings painted in the roof beams.[3]

Activities

The mosque used to be the political, religious and cultural center for Muslims in Shanghai. However, the mosque currently serves as the service center for prayer and other Muslim activities in the city. It houses the home of Shanghai Islamic Board of Directors, which was founded in 1909.

Transportation

The mosque is accessible within walking distance east of Yuyuan Garden Station of Shanghai Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shanghai Fuyou Road Mosque".
  2. ↑ "A window on city's Islamic heritage - iDEALShanghai".
  3. ↑ "Shanghai Fuyou Road Mosque".
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