The Great Mosque, located near the Drum Tower on 30 Huajue Lane of Xi’an, is one of the oldest and most renowned mosques in China.

    It was first built in the Tang Dynasty (reign of Emperor Xuanzong, 685 A.D.-762 A.D.), and renovated in later in Ming Dynasty. It remains a popular tourist site of Xi'an, and is still used by Chinese Muslims today as a place of worship. Unlike most mosques in Middle Eastern or Arab countries, the Great Mosque of Xi'an is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations, for the mosque has neither domes nor traditional-style minarets.