Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Yiwu Mosque,Zhenjiang,Shanghai


Yiwu Mosque


Yiwu, there is no history of Islam, reform and opening up, as China's small commodity market in the formation and expansion of Muslim minorities and foreign Muslim businessmen, Yiwu increasing.

In 2000, the number of foreign Muslims in Yiwu, a total of 260. There were two self-worship of the interim time points, respectively, Binwang Road, Xinjiang, ethnic restaurants and Chouzhou Road, Red House Hotel.
In 2001, with the development of the market in Yiwu trading company set up by Muslim countries, with more than 20, mainly in the vicinity of the Red House Hotel. In the same year, the province approved by the national Committee for Religious Affairs, the first at the county level across the province accepted Islam in the Muslim foreign temporary venues set up at the Red House Hotel. For this temporary venues, the city government through the China Islamic Association, were appointed in the province of China under the guidance of a special visit to Beijing by the China Institute of Islamic imams to employ Ma Ching as a place of responsible persons, and the introduction of the imam as a special talent city.

In 2002, during the trade fair in the spring, the number of poly-Boxing Day has reached more than 500 people, the Red House hotel was only 150 square meter premises, and there is a big security risk. Municipal government attaches great importance to the original venue is located at the Red House Hotel successfully relocated to the south gate Street 200 on the second floor, use an area of about 500 square meters.
In the same year in September, in order to ensure that the majority of Chinese and foreign Muslims in Yiwu have a good religious life, according to actual needs, municipal Bureau of Religious Affairs approved the establishment of ad hoc activities, Yiwu City, Islam places a management committee.

In October 2003, the Canton Fair, Yiwu Fair during Friday prayer services has increased to 1,500 the number of people, when the "Beijing Youth Daily", "Global Times", "China Today" and so with a relatively large the length of reports and describes the business in Yiwu Yiwu life of Muslims and "Arab village." The leading site also have reproduced these reports at home and abroad have a certain impact.
In April 2004, the Canton Fair period, the south gate Street, another place where overcrowding has reached more than 2,000 people, the municipal government attaches great importance, but also started looking for a suitable venue.
In the same year in August, event venues ushered in a second move by the south gate Street, moved to Riverside Road 90 number (thick silk factory in Yiwu), covers an area of about 20 acres, activities, places the main hall area of about 3000 square meters.
。 From 2005 to 2006, to Yiwu, a faster growth rate of Chinese and foreign Muslims, every Friday, about 5,000 people to participate in prayer, to do business in Yiwu of about 20,000 Muslims live. 。 To April 2007, the number of poly Boxing Day is nearing 7,000. Muslims account for 40 percent of which domestic and foreign Muslim traders from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Kuwait, Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, Pakistan , Afghanistan, India, Malaysia and other countries.

Address: 100 West Road, Yiwu City, Jiangbin
E-mail: yiwumosque@126.com
Ma imam: 13600590304 FAX: 0579 - 85639296

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