Huizu Pushou Temple

　　   The Huizu Pushou Temple is located at No. 63, Jinshifang Street, Xicheng District. Its year of establishment is unknown. It originally covered an area of 4,000 square meters. The mihrab (prayer niche) in the main hall of the mosque faces away from Mecca, as Mecca is to the west of China, hence mosques usually face west with their main halls oriented eastward.

　   There are three gates, all with hip-and-gable roofs and built of stone. The central gate bears the inscription “Imperial Bestowed Pushou Temple.” There is one additional gate on each side. The second gate is a moon gate. When the screen wall of the second gate was dismantled, a stone plaque inscribed with “Wangyuelou” (Moon-Watching Tower) was discovered, flanked by the words “Reconstructed on the Spring Day of the Yi-Hai Year of the Chongzhen Reign.” On either side of the entrance to the moon gate are five rooms each: the southern rooms serve as bathrooms, while the northern ones function as lecture halls. The main prayer hall consists of four sections totaling 18 rooms, with a three-room front porch and a rear porch. Originally, there were three plaques: the central one in Arabic, and the two side ones in Chinese. The left reads “Originally Unchanged,” the right “Never to Turn Again.” The rear prayer chamber is composed of the mihrab and the pulpit. There are four steles within the temple. The Xicheng District Islamic Association is headquartered here.

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