Yalla China · Guide · Mosques in China · Taierzhuang Mosque

Taierzhuang Mosque

台儿庄清真寺
📍 Zaozhuang · Taierzhuang District (old canal town) 🏛️ 1742 (Qing, Qianlong era) 👥 Around 500 worshippers

📜 About & history

Also called the Northern Great Mosque, it was rebuilt in 1742 by imam Li Zhonghe for the Muslim merchants who settled along the Grand Canal at Taierzhuang. During the 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang it served as a command post for the 31st Division's 186th Regiment and saw seven days and nights of fierce fighting; its bullet-scarred walls are preserved as a patriotic-education site.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionSunni (Hui Muslim, Gedimu)

Daily prayers and Friday Jumu'ah; Chinese-language sermon. Restored historic hall within the reconstructed old town.

📍 Address

Inside Taierzhuang Ancient Town (near the old east gate), Taierzhuang District, Zaozhuang, Shandong
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 山东省枣庄市台儿庄区台儿庄古城内(近东门里)

🇨🇳 Inside China use Baidu or Amap; Google Maps needs a VPN.

🚇 How to reach the mosque

🚌
Bus

Tourist buses and taxis serve Taierzhuang Ancient Town; the mosque is inside the scenic area.

🧭
From downtown

From Zaozhuang city centre take a bus or taxi to Taierzhuang Ancient Town (about 60 km southeast); high-speed rail to Zaozhuang Station then bus K1.

💡
Useful tip

Historic war-memorial mosque inside a major tourist old town; halal restaurants nearby. Chinese spoken.