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Xiazuosuo Mosque

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📍 Chengjiang · Longjie Subdistrict (Xiazuosuo Village) 🏛️ Ming dynasty (14th-17th century) 👥 small village congregation; exact capacity not documented

📜 About & history

Xiazuosuo Mosque is a Ming-dynasty mosque in Xiazuosuo Village, Zuosuo Community, Longjie Subdistrict, on the outskirts of Chengjiang City. It serves the local Hui Muslim community and is listed as a municipal-level protected cultural heritage site by the Chengjiang city government, one of a small number of historic Islamic buildings preserved in the Yuxi region of Yunnan.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni Islam (Hui Chinese Muslim community, Hanafi tradition)

Functions as a neighborhood mosque for the local Hui Muslim community, open for the five daily prayers and Friday jumu'ah; as a small village mosque it is not set up for tourist visits and there is no public visitor information.

📍 Address

Xiazuosuo Village, Zuosuo Community, Longjie Subdistrict, Chengjiang City, Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 云南省玉溪市澄江市龙街街道左所社区下左所村

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

No dedicated bus route; reachable by local taxi or hired car from Chengjiang town center.

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From the Arab districts

There is no Arab expatriate district in Chengjiang; halal food is limited to a few Hui-run restaurants in the city center.

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From downtown

About 15-20 minutes by car from central Chengjiang, heading to Longjie Subdistrict.

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Useful tip

A small, little-documented village mosque; visiting requires local knowledge and it is best approached with respect as an active place of worship for the community.