| Grand Mosque of Shadian | |
|---|---|
沙甸大清真寺 | |
 The Grand Mosque of Shadian in April 2023 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) |
| Location | |
| Location | Shadian, Gejiu City, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Geographic coordinates | 23°31′53″N103°13′47″E / 23.53139°N 103.22972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1684 |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 21,000 m² |
| Dome(s) | 1 central, 4 smaller (removed in 2023) |
| Minaret(s) | 4 (removed in 2023) |
| Materials | Brick, tile |
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. [1] [4]
The demolitions in Shadian took place one month after clashes in the nearby Nagu township. [5] 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," [6] and the 2018 policy for "persisting in the Sinification of Islam". [5] 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. [7] [8] [9]
