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Great Mosque
Having the largest scale in Xian, Great
Mosque is one of the hottest attractions for tourists
today. It is also a main mosque to go to for foreign
Islam and state leaders from Arabic countries.
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Located at Jue Hua Xiang, northwest to the Drum Tower,
Great Mosque was firstly built in Tang Dynasty (618-907).
After continuous constructions in the followings dynasties,
this Muslim mosque has four rows of buildings with Ming
and Qing dynasties architectural characters in an area
of 12,000 square meters. Its 4, 000-square-meter main
hall can hold 1, 000 people.
Surrounded by several bustling lanes selling snacks, antiques,
and scripts and paining, this garden-like mosque looks
pure and quiet. If you have longer time in the mosque,
you are advised to watch the devout Islam doing exercises
in the hall, touching and impressive. |
 Admission
Fee:  12.00
Opening Hours: 8:00
am to 6:00 pm
Public Transportation:
There is no bus going directly to
the Mosque. People need to go to the bus stop of the Bell
Tower, which many buses go to and then walk westwards
for less than 5 minutes to Gate beside the Drum Tower.
The first lane on the left is the way leads to the Great
Mosque.
Buses to the Bell Tower: No. 29, No. 43, No. 45, No. 203,
No. 205, No. 206, No. 215 No. 603, No. 608, No. 611 etc
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Tips:
The downloadable .gif file for the name of the mosque
and the bus-stop for the Bell Tower written in Chinese
characters and pinyin:
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For the Great Mosque
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For the bus stop of the Bell Tower
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