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Linqing Eastern Mosque

临清清真东寺
📍 Linqing · Urban district, east bank of the Wei Canal (opposite the Northern Mosque) 🏛️ 1465 (Ming, Chenghua era) 👥 Around 800 worshippers

📜 About & history

Built in 1465 in the Ming Chenghua era, the Eastern Mosque faces the Northern Mosque across a lane on the east bank of the Wei Canal. Its palace-style main hall and more than 10,000-square-metre compound preserve 30 rare paper-mounted wall paintings inside the prayer hall. It was designated a National Key Cultural Relic in 2001.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah with Chinese-language sermon; ablution facilities on site.

📍 Address

East bank of the Wei Canal, opposite the Northern Mosque, Linqing, Liaocheng, Shandong
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 山东省聊城市临清市卫运河东岸清真东寺(与清真北寺隔路相对)

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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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Bus

Reached on foot from the Northern Mosque; local buses serve the canal old town.

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From downtown

Same canal-side old-town location as the Northern Mosque; short taxi ride from Linqing centre.

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Useful tip

Visit together with the adjacent Northern Mosque. Halal food in the surrounding Hui quarter. Chinese spoken.