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Liaodong Hui Village Mosque

益阳蓼东回民村清真寺
📍 Yiyang · Xinqiaohe Town, Ziyang District 🏛️ approx early-to-mid Qing dynasty (nearly 300 years old) 👥 small village mosque serving the only ethnic-minority village within Yiyang's urban area

📜 About & history

Liaodong Hui Village lies in Xinqiaohe Town, Ziyang District - the only ethnic-minority administrative village within the urban area of Yiyang, Hunan, and officially recognised as a nationally distinctive ethnic-heritage village. Its historic mosque, nearly 300 years old, is the centre of religious life for the long-settled Hui Muslim residents there, complementing an older mosque in Taojiang County (Taojiang Zhafu Mosque, built in 1804) that serves Yiyang's larger rural Hui community.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hanafi)

Open for the five daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah for the Hui Muslim residents of Liaodong Village.

📍 Address

Liaodong Village, Xinqiaohe Town, Ziyang District, Yiyang, Hunan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 湖南省益阳市资阳区新桥河镇蓼东村

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

Local buses connect downtown Yiyang with Xinqiaohe Town in Ziyang District.

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From the Arab districts

There is no Arab quarter in Yiyang; the Muslim community is entirely local Hui.

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From downtown

About 20-30 minutes by taxi from downtown Yiyang to Liaodong Village in Xinqiaohe Town.

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Useful tip

Liaodong Village is officially recognised as a distinctive ethnic-heritage village, making it a cultural destination for those interested in rural Hui heritage in Hunan. Taxi phrase: 请带我去蓼东回民村清真寺