Xi'an Great Mosque set up in 742 AD during the Tang Dynasty. The mosque covers a total area of more than 13,000 sq meters with the buildings of over 6,000 sq meters, It is built in the shape of a rectangle from the east to the west and divided into 4 courtyards.
Some men going to prayers. They go by the cleansing area first. We were told if they had a sash down the back of their cap, they had made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Some just looking at the sites. David is in my still pictures and I'm in the video as he takes those.
Muslim quarters with many shops.
Inside Muslim compound.
Jim and David in compound.
Ladies praying outside the mosque
Street scene
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