Qingjing Mosque
清净寺
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Fujian
Geographic coordinates	24°54′09.8″N 118°35′27.4″E / 24.902722°N 118.590944°E / 24.902722; 118.590944
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Arabic
Completed	1009
Capacity	300 worshipers
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	China
Part of	Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
Criteria	Cultural: (iv)
Reference	1561
Inscription	2021 (44th Session)

The Qingjing Mosque^[1] (Chinese: 清净寺; Arabic: مسجد الأصحاب, romanized: Masjid al-Aṣḥāb), also known as the Ashab Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. It is found on Tumen Street. In 2021, the mosque was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other sites in and around Quanzhou because of its religious significance in the Song and Yuan dynasties, its importance to the medieval maritime trade of China, and its testimony to the global exchange of ideas and cultures during that time.^[2]

History

Constructed in 1009, the Arab style mosque is the oldest of its kind in China.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture

Its area is 2,500 square metres.^[3] Many Song dynasty mosques were built in this Arabian style in coastal cities, due to communities of Arab merchants living in them.^[4] the entrance of Quanzhou Qingjingsi Mosque (Chinese: 泉州清净寺; pinyin: Quán Zhōu Qīng Jìng Sì) is the only example of stone entrances in mainland China.^[5] The inscriptions of the Quanzhou Qingjingsi mosque was dominated by the Arabic language.^[5]