Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the largest premodern mosques in china”. Today it says “mosque located in the eastern segments of the xi'an muslim quarter”.
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Great Mosque of Xi'an ( Chinese : 西安大清真寺 ; pinyin : Xīān Dà Qīngzhēnsì ) is the largest mosque in China .1 An active place of worship within Xi'an Muslim Quarter , this courtyard complex is also a popular tourist site. The majority of the mosque was built during the early Ming dynasty .2It now houses more than twenty buildings in its five courtyards, and covers 12,000 square metres (130,000 square feet).3"An Ancient Mosque in Ningbo, China "Historical and Architectural Study" " .4 Zhongguo Yisilanjiao jianzhu [Islamic architecture in China] . "The Ming Court as patron of the Chinese Islamic architecture: The case study of The Daxuexi Mosque in Xi'an" .5
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mosques The Great Mosque of Xi'an ( Chinese : 西安大清真寺 ), located near the Drum Tower (Gu Lou) on 30 Huajue Lane of Xi'an , Shaanxi province, China , is the oldest and one of the most renowned mosques in the country. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty (reign of Emperor Xuanzong , 685-762), and renovated in later periods (especially during the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty ). It remains a popular tourist site of Xi'an, and is still used by Chinese Muslims (mainly the Hui people ) today as a place of worship. Unlike most mosques in Middle Eastern or Arab countries, the Great Mosque of Xi'an is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations, for the mosque has neither domes nor traditional-style minarets.
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mosques The Great Mosque of Xi'an ( Chinese : 西安大清真寺 ; pinyin : Xī’ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì ), located near the Drum Tower on 30 Huajue Lane of Xi'an , Shaanxi province, China .The mosque covers 12,000 square meters.
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Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China The Great Mosque of Xi'an ( Chinese : 西安大清真寺 ; pinyin : Xī'ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì ) is one of the largest premodern mosques in China .Although the mosque was first built in the year 742 AD during the Tang dynasty , its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD during Emperor Hongwu 's reign of the Ming dynasty , as recorded by the Records of Xi'an Municipality ( 西安府志 ). An active place of worship within Xi'an Muslim Quarter , this courtyard complex is also a popular tourist site. It now houses more than twenty buildings in its five courtyards, and covers 1.23 hectares. Zhongguo Yisilanjiao jianzhu [Islamic architecture in China] .
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Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China The Great Mosque of Xi'an ( Chinese : 西安大清真寺 ; pinyin : Xī'ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì ) is one of the largest premodern mosques in China . Although the mosque was first built in 742 AD during the Tang dynasty , its current form was largely constructed in 1384 AD during Emperor Hongwu 's reign of the Ming dynasty , as recorded by the Records of Xi'an Municipality ( 西安府志 ). An active place of worship within Xi'an Muslim Quarter , this courtyard complex is also a popular tourist site. It now houses more than twenty buildings in its five courtyards, and covers 1.23 hectares. Zhongguo Yisilanjiao jianzhu [Islamic architecture in China] .
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one of the largest premodern mosques in china
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mosque located in the eastern segments of the xi'an muslim quarter
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