At the time, there was a church in the place of the mosque.

A church was built on the site of the previous mosque.

Control of the mosques is usually done on a state rather than a federal level.

Among them, according to local news reports, were a number of large mosques and schools.

Some remains of the original mosque can still be seen.

The women were allowed to sit next to the men in the main section of the mosque.

It is now one of the major mosques in north China.

There are a large number of mosques in the region.

The current roof of the mosque was built in 1991.

Parts of the mosque have been turned into a public library.