Najiahu Mosque

　　• Visit this historic medieval-style architectural temple and experience the majestic aura conveyed through its unique design.

　　Attraction Introduction

　　Najiahu Mosque is located to the west of Yongning County and is a traditional medieval-style temple. The entire structure is rectangular, featuring green tiles and upturned eaves with an antique charm. It consists of a gateway tower, prayer hall, side rooms, and ablution hall, forming a courtyard in the typical layout of ancient Chinese quadrangle dwellings.

　　According to records, Najiahu Mosque was built in the third year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1524 AD) by descendants of the noble Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar's son Nasr al-Din, who migrated from Shaanxi to Ningxia during the early Yuan Dynasty. With a history of 480 years, it blends Arabic style with Han and Tang architectural artistry. In front of the mosque stands a protruding-shaped memorial stele wall made of blue bricks, 10 meters high and 22 meters wide, adorned with Quranic patterns and facing the minaret.

　　The gateway tower of the mosque is of the passageway type, with a series of ancient-style overhanging eaves on the upper wall. Horizontal lintels and bracket sets, vertical lotus-patterned columns, and exquisite Islamic-style brick carvings enhance the luster of the wall surface. At the center of the upper part is a three-story hip-and-gable roofed minaret, flanked by two Arabic-style two-story square minarets with round spires. The overall layout is rigorous and orderly, showcasing the mosque’s majestic presence.

　　The mosque is situated in Najiahu Street, west of Yongning County, Ningxia, and is a traditional Han-style temple. It is also one of the oldest and largest mosques in Ningxia. The mosque faces east and has a rectangular layout, consisting of a gateway tower, prayer hall, side rooms, and ablution room. The serene and solemn atmosphere, along with the spacious grand prayer hall that can accommodate a thousand worshippers at once, makes it a significant place of worship. As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, this was a well-known Hui village. According to the "Shaanxi General Records," the local Hui people with the surname Na are descendants of Nasr al-Din, the eldest son of the famous Yuan Dynasty official Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar. Covering an area of over thirty acres in a rectangular shape, the mosque includes a gateway tower, prayer hall, side rooms, and ablution room. The prayer hall is spacious inside, with two large locust trees in front. During prayer times, the imam strikes a wooden clapper from the gateway tower to call the Muslim villagers to prayer, a scene that often leaves visitors feeling deeply reverent.

　　Transportation: Take a bus bound for Yongning from Yinchuan Bus Station.

　　Address: Najiahu Village, Yanghe Township, Yongning County, Yinchuan City

　　Type: Historical Site & Mosque

　　Recommended Visiting Time: 1–2 hours

　　Phone: 0951-6080688

　　Opening Hours:

　　Open all day

　　Ticket Information:

　　Gate Price: 10.0 RMB