Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in xigang district”. Today it says “mosque in the xigang district of dalian”.
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Dalian, Liaoning, China The Dalian Mosque ( simplified Chinese : 大连市清真寺 ; traditional Chinese : 大連市清真寺 ; pinyin : Dàlián Shì Qīngzhēnsì ) is a mosque in Xigang District , Dalian , Liaoning , China. It is located at 96 Beijing Jie. Construction began in 1922, and was completed in 1925. The ahong of the mosque, Hajji Bai Yunxing ( 白云兴 ), has served as ahong since 1958, with the exception of the period during the Cultural Revolution until 1979 when the mosque did not operate. As of 2005 , it was one of ten mosques in the city of Dalian. 大连市清真寺 (in Chinese (China)).
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Dalian Islamic Mosque is the only mosque in Dalian , Liaoning , China . Dalian city has almost 10,000 Muslims. 38°54′58″N 121°36′46″E  /  38.916083°N 121.612655°E  / 38.916083; 121.612655 v t e
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Dalian Mosque is a mosque in Dalian , Liaoning , China .It is located at 96 Beijing Jie.Construction began in 1922, and was completed in 1925.The ahong of the mosque, Hajji Bai Yunxing (白云兴), has served as ahong since 1958, with the exception of the period during the Cultural Revolution until 1979 when the mosque did not operate.As of 2005 , it was one of ten mosques in the city of Dalian.
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The Dalian Mosque ( simplified Chinese : 大连市清真寺 ; traditional Chinese : 大連市清真寺 ; pinyin : Dàlián Shì Qīngzhēnsì ) is a mosque in Xigang District , Dalian , Liaoning , China. It is located at 96 Beijing Jie. Construction began in 1922, and was completed in 1925. The ahong of the mosque, Hajji Bai Yunxing ( 白云兴 ), has served as ahong since 1958, with the exception of the period during the Cultural Revolution until 1979 when the mosque did not operate. As of 2005 , it was one of ten mosques in the city of Dalian. 大连市清真寺 (in Chinese (China)).
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mosque in xigang district
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mosque in the xigang district of dalian
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