The Great Mosque

Address: 30 Huajue Lane, Beiyuan Gate, Lianhu District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

Hours: 8:00-21:00

General admission: 25 yuan

Tel: +86 29 87272541

Public transportation:

Bus no. 4, 7, 32, 43, 201, 205, 206, K630, Tour 8 (no. 610): Gulou Bus Stop

The Great Mosque is the largest and best-preserved pre-modern architectural complex in Xi'an, and the world's only mosque in the form of a traditional Chinese garden. Arguably built in 742, the 1st year of the Tianbao Period of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it reached today's scale by expansions made during the following Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties (960-1911). Today it has an area of more than 12,000 square meters including a building area of more than 4,000 square meters. Most preserved buildings date to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).