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Guo Gongbei

国拱北
📍 Linxia · Hongyuan (Hongyuan community) 🏛️ Qing dynasty (Sufi menhuan shrine) 👥 Shrine complex

📜 About & history

Guo Gongbei is a Sufi menhuan shrine in central Linxia's Hongyuan district, part of the city's remarkable concentration of gongbei that give Linxia its 'Little Mecca' reputation. Built around the tomb of a Sufi master, it stands close to the Great Gongbei and the Bafang old town.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSufi (menhuan gongbei)

Sufi shrine with prayer hall; daily prayers observed, Chinese-language sermons. Modest, respectful conduct expected.

📍 Address

Courtyard No. 2-1, Hongyuan Road, Hongyuan Community, Hongyuan Subdistrict, Linxia City, Gansu
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 甘肃省临夏市红园街道红园社区红园路2-1号院

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

Central Linxia buses stop along Hongyuan Road; walkable from the Bafang quarter.

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From the Arab districts

Within walking distance of the Bafang Shisan Xiang Muslim quarter.

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From downtown

In central Linxia on Hongyuan Road; a few minutes by taxi or a short walk from the Bafang old town.

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Useful tip

Near the Great Gongbei and Hongyuan Park; halal food throughout the district. Chinese widely spoken.