Guyuan Mosque in Urumqi	Shaanxi Mosque in Urumqi	Hantengri Mosque in Urumqi

Guyuan Mosque in Urumqi

Guyuan Mosque, built in 1865 and was originally called Beiliang Mosque, used to a worshipping center for immigrants from Guyuan in the neighboring Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region .

The four angular minarets are a mixture of Uygur and Han architectural styles. The building as a whole has a distinctively Islamic look, but the ablution and office sections have green-tiled, upturned eaves adorned with mythical animal figures in the traditional Han style.

Shaanxi Mosque in Urumqi

The 200-year-old mosque was expanded with money donated by Muslim immigrants from the neighboring Shaanxi Province in 1906, and it became known as Shaanxi Mosque. It's a perfect combination of the Islamic and traditional Chinese architectural styles. It's a traditional Chinese wood structure, and its layout follows that of a palace in Central Plain.

Hantengri Mosque in Urumqi

This wood-brick structure was built in 1864. The building was originally located at the north end of the Southern Jiefang St., Urumqi. Because of its deteriorated condition, the mosque was relocated to the South Gate of the city and rebuilt in 1984. After four years of renovation, the mosque took on a new look and was renamed after Hantengri Peak of Mountain Tianshan.

The new building serves as a shopping center as well as a center of worship, with the two sections separated by two spiral staircases. The spiritual and material worlds coexist under one roof, forming an interesting scene.

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