Map Showing the Location of Islamic Buildings
Tourist Map of Northern and Southern Xinjiang Along the Tianshan Mountain
Editor's Note
Preface 1
Preface 2
General Introduction
The Historical Development of Islamic Buildings
The Spread from Arabia into China via the Silk and Spice Road
Ⅰ.The Beginnings and the Spread Eastwards
Ⅱ.The Period of Transplantation
Ⅲ.The Period of Formation
Ⅳ.The Period of Adjustment
V.The Period of Stagnancy and Decline
The Categories and Composition of Islamic Buildings
The Unique Features of the Mosques and Mausoleums with Their Mixture of Chinese and Arab Characteristics
Ⅰ.The Mosques
Ⅱ.The Mausoleums
The Layout and Fitting up of Islamic Buildings
The Technical and Artistic Achievements of the Two Major Types of Chinese Islamic Buildings
Ⅰ.The Architectural Layout, Treatment of Space and Artistic Achievements
Ⅱ.The Architectural Fittings and Decoration
Notes on the Photographs
Northern China (Sites North of the Yellow River)
The Rear Mihrab Hall of the Great Hall of Worship in the Niujie Mosque, Beiiing
Interior View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Niujie Mosque, Beijing
The Ceiling of the Holy Niche in the Rear Mihrab Hall of the Niujie Mosque, Beijing
The Bangke Tower of the Niujie Mosque, Beijing
Interior View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Dongsi Mosque, Beijing
The Great Hall of Worship in the Northern Great Mosque, Tianjin
The Front Rolled-Shed Roof of the Great Hall of Worship in the Northern Great Mosque, Tianjin
The Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou, Hebei
The Screen Gate and Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou, Hebei
Side View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou, Hebei
Front View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou, Hebei
The Minbar in the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Cangzhou, Hebei
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in the Southern Great Mosque, Jinan, Shandong
The Great tall of Worship in the Eastern Great Mosque, Jining, Shandong
The Second Gate of the Mosque, Zhengzhou, Henan
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Zhengzhou, t-Ienan
The Minbar in the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Zhengzhou, Henan
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Qinyang, Henan
The Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque, Qinyang, Henan
The Holy Niche and Minbar in the Rear Hall of the Mosque, Qinyang, Henan
Main Entrance to the Mosque, Qinyang, Henan
Exterior View of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque, Qinyang, Henan
The Holy Niche and Minbar in the Great Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Interior View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Taiyuan, Shanxi
The Wooden Decorated Archway in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
The Stone Archway and Tablet Pavilions in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
The Partition Doors of the Side Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
The Brick Screen Wall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
The Lecture Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
Side View of the Lecture Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, Shaanxi
General View of the Great Mosque, Tongxin, Ningxia
The Screen Wall of the Great Mosque, Tongxin, Ningxia
Detail of the Bangke Tower in the Great Mosque, Tongxin, Ningxia
A Corner of the Rolled-Shed Roof of the Hall of Worship in the Great Mosque,
Tongxin, Ningxia
The Great Hall of Worship in the Najiahu Mosque, Yongning, Ningxia
Side View of the Great Hall of Worship in the Najiahu Mosque, Yongning, Ningxia
The Grand Gonghei Mausoleum and its Front Hall, Linxia, Gansu
The Main Entrance to the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, Gansu
The Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, Gansu
Brick Carvings on the Outer Wall of the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, Gansu
The Side Arched Doorway and Wall of the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, Gansu
The Bangke Tower in the Laowang Mosque, Linxia, Gansu
Central China (East and Southwest China)
The Southern Side of the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in the SongJiang Mosque, Shanghai
The Second Gateway of the Songjiang Mosque, Shanghai
The Brick Screen Wall in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, Sichuan
The Second Gateway of the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, Sichuan
The Wooden Decorated Archway in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, Sichuan
The Great Hall of Worship in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, Sichuan Northeast China
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in the Southern Mosque, Shenyang, Liaoning
The Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Changchun, Jilin
Detail of an Exterior Eave of the Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Changchun, Jilin
Sites North of the Great Wall
The Great Hall of Worship in the Mosque, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia
The Moon-Watching Tower in the Mosque, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia
Western Sites
Brick Carvings on the Corridor Wall in the Eastern Great Mosque, Xining, Qinghai
The Second Gateway of the Eastern Great Mosque, Xining, Qinghai
Interior View of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque of Qingshuixiang, Xunhua, Qinghai
The Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Qingshuixiang, Xunhua, Qinghai
Dougong Brackets on Top of the Column Cap Under the Eaves of the Great Hall of Worship
in the Qingshuixiang Mosque, Xunhua, Qinghai
Dougong Brackets on Top of a Column Cap Under the Front Eaves of the Hall of Worship
in the Suzhi Mosque, Xunhua, Qinghai
The Caisson Celling of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the Hongshuiquan Mosque, Huangzhong, Qinghai.
The Sugong Tower in the Sugongta Mosque, Tnrpan, Xinjiang
Exterior View of the Sugongta Mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang
The Tuhuluk Timur Maza, Huocheng, Xinjiang
Front View of the Tuhuluk Timur Mausoleum, Huocheng, Xinjiang
The Great Hall of Worship in the Great Mosque, Kuche, Xinjiang
Exterior Xliew oF the Great Mosque, Kuche, Xin)iang
Interior View of the Great Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Higher Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Exterior Hall of the Higher Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Main Entrance to the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Green-Roofed Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Abahejia Maza, Kashi, Xiniiang
The Holy Niche of the Hall of Worship in the Audadik Mosque, Kashi, Xinjiang
Interior View of the Hall of Worship in a Mosque, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Holy Niche of the Hall of Worship in the Aidika'er Mosque, Kashi, Xinjiang
Exterior View of the Aidika'er Mosque, Kashi, Xinjiang
The Monarch Mausoleum, Hami, Xinjiang
Detail of the Exterior Hall in the Great Mosque, Shache, Xiniiang
The Main Entrance to the Jamai Mosque, Hotan, Xinjiang
Appendices
Glossary
Chronology of Major Events in the History of Chinese Architecture
Painted Drawings and Patterns Painting over wood was primarily a means of protection, but the covering of wooden surfaces with brightly coloured drawings and patterns was the decorative technique most characteristic of Chinese building.It became widely used, too, for inland mosques, cases in point being the Niujie Mosque in Beijing and the Huajuexiang Mosque in Xi'an.The surfaces under the eaves of the great hall were painted with a wide variety of forms, going far beyond what was traditional.The technique was applied not only to beams, square pillars and cellings, but also to the columns, the rear mihrab hall and the mihrab itself, often reaching such perfection that many an example was widely acclaimed.Gold leaf was also applied in abundance, and in Xinjiang decorative plasterwork is often to be seed in combination.There were regional differences, with dark green being the colour often used in northern China.Typical of southwestern China on the other hand is the wide variety of colour used.
Carving Carving was a popular decorative technique and great attention was paid to it in Islamic buildings.Wood carving was applied to beam ends, square pillars, dougong brackets, the rnihrab as well as to partition doors and windows.Its style depended on the particular position of the object to be carved, intaglio, bas-relief and lineat carving being the techniques frequently employed.In Xinjiang, it was the column caps, the colomns theruselves and latticed windows that were carved, the columns in some mosques being completely covered with splendid patterns that were all different.
