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Xiaotaoyuan Mosque

Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, also known as the West Mosque of Shanghai, is the largest mosque in the city. Its two-storey main building can hold 500 people and features arched windows, a minaret and four corner domes, with a green-and-white façade. The complex includes a rectangular courtyard surrounded by a three-storey Chinese-style structure housing classrooms, offices, a library, a reading room and ablution facilities. On the south side are the imam's room, a reception hall and washrooms. Adjoining the main building is the women's mosque, built in 1920 and renovated in 1994. Historically, between 1920 and 1940, it served as a waystation for Chinese Muslims preparing to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. It is now the seat of the Shanghai Islamic Association and the Mosque Management Committee, and hosts prayers and religious activities for men and women. It is reached on foot from Laoximen metro station on the Shanghai Metro.

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