Tuogu Mosque () is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

located in Taoyuan Hui Ethnic Township, Ludian County,

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, 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 transliteration in Yi language. "Tuogu" 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 imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

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 of 6.1 on 3 August. The earthquake killed at least 617 people, injuring at least 2,400 others. , 112 people remain missing. Over 12,000 houses collapsed and ...

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 styl ...

s is a plaque 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 1730 Buildings and structures in Zhaotong Mosques in Yunnan