The Great Mosque of Xi'an
The Great Mosque of X'ian is located n Bei Yuan Men - the Muslim residential area of Xi'an. This historic and magnificent ancient architectural complex was first built in the first year of Tianbao period [742AD] under the reign of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji in the Tang Dynasty and so has a hiistory of more than 1270 years. Over time the large scale complex we saw today was formed with buildings, platforms, pavilions and halls.
Xi'an Great Mosque was announced as a provincial key culture relic in 1956 and has been open to the public since 1978 and has been visited by many heads of state and other honoured guests since then.
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