| Crane Mosque | |
|---|---|
仙鹤寺 | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Yangzhou, Jiangsu |
| Country | China |
Location of the mosques in Jiangsu | |
 Interactive map of Crane Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 32°23′48″N 119°26′24″E / 32.396556°N 119.439883°E / 32.396556; 119.439883 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Chinese |
| Founder | Puhading |
| Completed | Disputed:
|
| Official name | Xianhe Mosque 仙鹤寺 |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | Religion |
| Designated | 7 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
The English name, Crane Mosque, is a partial calque of its Chinese name 仙鶴寺, 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
The Crane Mosque was reportedly built in 1275 CE[dubious – discuss] 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
| Crane Mosque | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 仙鶴寺 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 仙鹤寺 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Immortal Crane Temple | ||||||||
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| Qingbai Liufang Mosque | |||||||||
| Chinese | 清白流芳大寺 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Pure & Renowned Great Temple | ||||||||
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- Islam in China
- List of mosques in China
- List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangsu
References
- ^ a b c Sha Zongping (沙宗平); Wang Jianping (王建平) (7 July 2021). 中国伊斯兰教建筑珍品：仙鹤寺. chinaislam.net.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c 仙鹤寺. Government of Yangzhou (in Chinese). 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b 仙鹤寺(组图). sina (in Chinese). 17 April 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Lin Yuanqin (林元沁) (7 April 2015). 扬州：仙鹤寺 伊斯兰教清真寺. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Olivová, Lucie B. (2009). "Building History and the Preservation of Yangzhou". In Olivová, Lucie B.; Børdahl, Vibeke (eds.). Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou. NIAS Studies in Asian Topics, No. 44. Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. pp. 3–36. ISBN 9788776940355.
- ^ Waterson, James (2013). Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209–1370. Havertown: Casemate Publishers. p. 230. ISBN 978-1783469437.
- ^ "Garden Tomb of Puhaddin". China: Beijing to Shanghai. El Segundo: Fodor's Travel..
External links
Media related to Crane Mosque at Wikimedia Commons- Jumma prayer at the Crane Mosque (streaming video). YouTube. 17 March 2023.
