Tuogu Mosque () is a

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

located in Taoyuan Hui Ethnic Township,

Ludian County Ludian County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong, it lies in the north east of Yunnan Province, China, and shares land borders with Guizhou Province. The west and east of the county are high terrains ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. It is a provincial level cultural heritage in Yunnan.雲南魯甸200餘年清真古寺經歷強震完好無損

Name

The word Tuogu is a transliteration in Yi language, it means "a beautiful place".

History

Tuogu Mosque was built by the donation of

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

military officers Ma Lincan () and Ma Linchi () in 1730. It was safe and sound in the

2014 Ludian earthquake The 2014 Ludian earthquake struck Ludian County, Yunnan, China, with a Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 6.1 on 3 August. The earthquake killed at least 615 people, injuring at least 2,400 others. At least 114 people remained missing. ...

Architecture

Tuogu Mosque covers a building area of . The extant structure is based on the Qing dynasty building principles and retains the traditional architectural style. The extant buildings include the Main Hall, Tower of Huanxing (), Hall of Wujuan (), Back Pavilion (), and ''Zhaobi'' ().

Main Hall

The Main Hall is wide, deep and high. The hall is supported by 36

column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member ...

s. Under the

eave The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural sty ...

s is a

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with Chinese characters "Happy Paradise" ().

Tower of Huanxing

The Tower of Huanxing is a Chinese tower with five stories. In the center of the eaves of the hall is a plaque, on which there are the words "Puci Wanyou" ().

References

{{Mosques in China 1730 establishments in China Mosques completed in the 1730s Religious buildings and structures completed in 1730 Buildings and structures in Zhaotong Mosques in Yunnan