Jinjiayao Mosque

Jinjiayao Mosque was built in the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1574) and is one of the oldest mosques in Tianjin. Well-known scholar Wang Jingzhai once wrote in his book: "In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there were some Anqing gang members in the fleet transporting grain, and they worshipped in the temporary tent here every winter. They raised funds to buy this place and built a mosque. The mosque was originally a temporary worship room. Later, under the persuasion of a man named Wang Yuzhou, Zuo Guanting and Mu Yushan donated some houses to build the main hall and the north and south lecture halls. , shower room, etc. During the Guangxu period, under the persuasion of an imam surnamed Feng, it raised funds to rebuild. Jinjiayao Mosque Stele Inscription was written by Dai Degui in 1927, and it also records in detail that this is the oldest mosque in Tianjin.