Linxia Nanguan Mosque is located on Jiefang Road, Linxia City, on the south side of the South Gate Square and adjacent to the Hongshui River in the north. It is a religious place for Muslims in Linxia to worship.
It was first built in the late Yuan Dynasty, and was subsequently destroyed and repaired, and continues to this day.
The existing mosque was renovated in 1979 and consists of a front hall and a chapel.
The front hall is a platform type, with a platform base of 2 meters high, a hall of 8 meters high, and 10 columns erected in front.
The worship hall is a brick and wood structure, facing west to east. It is a mixed structure with a roof that rolls forward and rests on the back. The surrounding corridors are supported by 30 large columns. It is majestic and solemn.
The screen walls are all decorated with cement reliefs, which are simple, elegant and unique.
There are three round-vaulted green spires on the roof in front of the hall, namely "Munanai" and "Wangyue Tower", 22 meters high.
There is a treasure vase and a colorful moon on the top of the Moon Tower tower; the wooden mana in the middle is carved with the "Shadow Mantra" in ancient Arabic script.
The entire building in the temple integrates Chinese classical architectural art and Arabic architectural style. It is unique in shape and magnificent in style. It is the crystallization of the fusion of Eastern and Western national cultures.
Transportation: Take a taxi directly from Linxia City.
Food: Rice wine meat is an original creation of Linxia people.
It cuts the fat and tender "Jie Yang" meat into thin slices, mixes fat and lean, and puts it into boiling rice wine. Once the blood is dry, pour the wine and meat into a bowl, sprinkle some condiments such as shredded green onions, and drink
A mouthful of rice wine and a piece of meat have the effect of promoting blood circulation and replenishing qi, dredging the meridians and unblocking the meridians, so there are many diners.
Shopping: Line peppers are widely grown in Tianshui City, among which Gangu peppers have large yields and good quality.
Gangu line peppers have horn-like rows and are 18-20 cm long and about 1 cm thick. They are bright red in color, strong in spiciness, thick in texture, rich in oil, spicy and fragrant, easy to dry out, and durable in storage. They have long been famous.
The current pepper planting area has grown to nearly 5,000 acres, with an average pepper yield of about 500 kilograms per mu. The annual harvest of peppers exceeds 2.5 million kilograms, and more than 1,000 tons of peppers are exported to Southeast Asian countries and Indonesia, New Zealand, North Korea, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong every year.
It is very popular in Australia.