Grand Mosque of Shadian
The Grand Mosque of Shadian was originally built in 1684,[1] in the Shadian suburb of Gejiu City in Yunnan province, China.[2] The 21,000 square metre complex featured a tiled green dome with a crescent moon, four smaller domes, and soaring minarets, and was the last major mosque in China built in the Arabic style until its domes were removed in 2023,[3] with features from Nabawi Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.[4][5]
The demolitions in Shadian took place one month after clashes in the nearby Nagu township.[6] It aligns with the 2016 address by Xi Jinping, to "merge religious doctrines with Chinese culture [...] to contribute to the realization of the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation,"[7] and the 2018 policy for "persisting in the Sinification of Islam".[6] In 2024, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's top official said that, "everyone knows that Islam in Xinjiang needs to be Sinicised, this is an inevitable trend," and similar measures can be seen across China.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shadian Grand Mosque in Gejiu City: Introduction, Attraction, Travel Tips, Transportation". yunnanexploration.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Chitwood, Matthew (2024-05-30). "China's Crackdown on Islam Brings Back Memories of 1975 Massacre". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Hawkins, Amy; Morresi, Elena (2024-05-25). "Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Shadian Grand Mosque in Gejiu City: Introduction, Attraction, Travel Tips, Transportation". yunnanexploration.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Chitwood, Matthew (2024-05-30). "China's Crackdown on Islam Brings Back Memories of 1975 Massacre". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b Yusupov, Ruslan (2025-01-09). "China Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Famous Mosques". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "China Focus: Xi calls for improved religious work". english.cctv.com. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "China's new campaign to make Muslims devoted to the state rather than Islam". Los Angeles Times. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "China passes five-year plan to sinicise Islam, as Beijing tightens grip on major faiths in China". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ Stroup, David R. (2021-09-28). "China: removing 'Arab-style' features from country's biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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