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Crane Mosque

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Crane Mosque
仙鹤寺
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Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationYangzhou, Jiangsu
CountryChina
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Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleChinese
FounderPuhading
CompletedDisputed:
  • 1275 CE (original)
  • 1390 CE (reconstruction)
  • 1523 CE (renovation)
Official nameXianhe Mosque
仙鹤寺
TypeCultural
CriteriaReligion
Designated7 October 2019
Reference no.8-0269-3-072

The Crane Mosque, also known by its Chinese name as the Xianhe Mosque and by other names, is a mosque located in Yangzhou, in the Jiangsu province of China.

The mosque was listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site in 2019.[citation needed]

Etymology

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The English name, Crane Mosque, is a partial calque of its Chinese name , pronounced Xiānhè Sì in Mandarin. The name is sometimes explained by the supposed resemblance of the mosque's shape to a crane,[1][2] although the Chinese name references a Taoist immortal. As the most historically important mosque in the city, it is also known as the Yangzhou Mosque and as the Qingbai Liufang Mosque.[citation needed]

History

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The Crane Mosque was reportedly built in 1275 CE[dubiousdiscuss] by Puhaddin, an Arab Muslim and 16th-generation descendant of Muhammad,[1][2][3][4] in the year after his death[5]: 30  and the year before the Mongol general Bayan received the surrender of Yangzhou following the execution of Li Tingzhi by the Southern Song.[6][5]: 6 

The mosque was severely damaged during the Red Turban Rebellion that ended the Mongolian Yuan dynasty. An Arab Muslim named Hasan[which?] rebuilt the mosque in 1390 under the early Ming.[citation needed] It was further renovated and refurbished in 1523 under the Jiajing Emperor.[citation needed]

The Crane Mosque is accounted as one of the Four Great Mosques of China—alongside the Huaisheng, Qingjing, and Phoenix Mosques in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Hangzhou[1][2][3][4]—and was inscribed as a cultural relic protected by the Jiangsu government in April 1995.[citation needed] It now includes a small collection of documents concerning China's relations with Muslim countries.[7]

See also

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Crane Mosque
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningImmortal Crane Temple
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānhè Sì
Wade–GilesHsien-ho SSu
Qingbai Liufang Mosque
Chinese清白流芳大寺
Literal meaningPure & Renowned Great Temple
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngbái Liúfāng Dàsì
Wade–GilesCh'ing-pai Liu-fang Ta Ssu

References

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