Nanguan Mosque as the largest mosque of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in North China is located at Yinchuan City. The mosque has been standing proudly on this piece of land for hundreds of years. Although it has encountered many times of destruction throughout the history, the locals with the assistance of government always poured in effort to repair and rebuild in order to return the mosque to its previous glory.
The mosque has covered an area of reaching 100000 square meters with the construction area of 2000 square meters. The main hall of the mosque is designed with bathrooms, prayer hall, women’s prayer hall, the imam’s dorm and reception rooms. When you see from the exterior, one large and four small domes can be found on the top of the main building. Besides that, two minarets with 30 meters high are standing on both sides of the main hall.
Besides serving as the solemn venue for religious purpose, Nanguan Mosque is also one of the famous scenic spot of Yinchuan City which attract the eyes of visitors from all over the world.