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This is a list of notable mosques in China. A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the religion of Islam. The first mosque in China was the Great Mosque of Xi'an, or the Xi'an Mosque, which was built during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century C.E. Nowadays there are over 39,000 mosques in China, 25,000 amongst those are in Xinjiang, a north-west autonomous region. In China, mosques are called ''qīngzhēnsì'' (, "Pure truth temple"), a name which was also used by Chinese Jews for synagogues. Other names include ''huíhui táng'' (, "Hui people's hall"), ''huíhui sì'' (, "Hui people's temple"), ''lǐbàisì'' (, "Temple of worship"), ''zhēnjiào sì'' (, "True teaching temple"), or ''qīngjìng sì'' (, "Pure and clean temple"). During the Qing Dynasty, at the Mosque entrance, a tablet was placed upon which "''Huángdì wànsuì, wànsuì, wànwànsuì''" () was enscribed, which means, "The Emperor, may he live forever". Wansui means Ten thousand years, which means forever in Chinese.〔(Broomhall 1910 ), p. 290.〕 Westerners traveling in China noted the presence of these tablets at mosques in Yunnan and Ningbo. Most mosques have certain aspects in common with each other however as with other regions Chinese Islamic architecture reflects the local architecture in its style. China is renowned for its beautiful mosques, which resemble temples. However, in western China the mosques resemble those of Iran and Central Asia, with tall, slender minarets, curvy arches and dome shaped roofs, as well as the unique multi-layered portals. In northwest China where the Chinese Hui have built their mosques, there is a combination of eastern and western styles. The mosques have flared Buddhist style roofs set in walled courtyards entered through archways with miniature domes and minarets (see Beytullah Mosque).〔Saudi Aramco World, July/August 1985 , page 3035〕 The style of architecture of Hui Mosques varies according to their sect. The traditionalist Gedimu Hanafi Sunnis, influenced by Chinese culture, build Mosques which look like Chinese temples. The reformist modernist (but originally Wahhabi inspired) Yihewani build their Mosques to look like Middle Eastern Arab style Mosques. == Famous mosques in China == There are around 20,000 - 45,000 mosques in China today.〔(Muslims 2014 )〕〔(Madrasahs )〕〔(MEMRI: Special Dispatch Series - No. 729 )〕 Gallery of Chinese mosques on Flickr:〔(Chinese Mosques - a set on Flickr ) at www.flickr.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of mosques in China」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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