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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins and Elena Morresi

Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes

Composite image of the Grand Mosque of Shadian before and after sinicisation
The Grand Mosque of Shadian before and after sinicisation. Composite: Google Maps

The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style features has lost its domes and had its minarets radically modified, marking what experts say is the completion of a government campaign to sinicise the country’s Muslim places of worship.

The Grand Mosque of Shadian, one of China’s biggest and grandest mosques, towers over the small town from which it takes its name in south-western Yunnan province.

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