Shanhaiguan Halal Travel Guide: Mosques, Sea Views and the Great Wall
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Summary: This travel note introduces Shanhaiguan Halal Travel Guide: Mosques, Sea Views and the Great Wall. Beijing in July is stiflingly hot. The weather forecast said the temperature in Shanhaiguan was under 30 degrees, so I caught an early train on Saturday for a one-day trip to Shanhaiguan. It is useful for readers interested in Shanhaiguan Travel, China Mosques, Great Wall.
Beijing in July is stiflingly hot. The weather forecast said the temperature in Shanhaiguan was under 30 degrees, so I caught an early train on Saturday for a one-day trip to Shanhaiguan.
As soon as I got off the train, I went to Xiaobailou Yangtang (lamb soup restaurant) south of the road to have lamb tripe and head meat soup with egg and vermicelli, paired with rousu shaobing (crispy meat-filled flatbread). Xiaobailou is a relatively famous halal lamb soup restaurant in Shanhaiguan. I ate at their place when I visited Shanhaiguan before, and this time I specifically came to bring Zainab to eat there. A special feature of their place is that you can drop an egg into the lamb soup to eat together; I quite like this way of eating it. The rousu shaobing (crispy meat-filled flatbread) is also very fragrant and goes very well with the soup.
At noon, I had cold noodles at Laobaijia Halal Snacks in Xiguan, Shanhaiguan. It was sweet and sour, which is very suitable for summer. The flavor of the cold noodles here is quite similar to what I had in Suizhong before; I feel it should be of the western Liaoning style.
This area in Xiguan, Shanhaiguan, belongs to a residential area for Hui Muslims. There are many halal snack shops, which are economical and affordable, but they are not as rich in variety as the menus of large restaurants.
The Shanhaiguan Mosque is located outside the west gate of Shanhaiguan. It is said to have been built in 1381 (the 14th year of the Hongwu reign). According to the Kangxi edition of the "Shanhaiguan Annals," in the first month of 1381 (the 14th year of the Hongwu reign), "General Xu Da dispatched 15,100 garrison troops from the Yanshan Guard to repair 32 passes including Yongping and Jieling." It is said that the earliest Shanhaiguan Mosque was built by the Hui Muslim officers and soldiers brought by Xu Da. Therefore, the saying "First there was the mosque, then there was Shanhaiguan" has been passed down among the Hui Muslims in Shanhaiguan.
The current main prayer hall of the Shanhaiguan Mosque was rebuilt between 1998 and 2003.
There is a Chinese pine tree that is over 600 years old, planted when the mosque was first built, and there is also a Chinese juniper next to it that was planted at the same time.
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Main prayer hall
The mosque houses brick and wood carvings from the Ming and Qing dynasties that were replaced during the 1998 renovation, as well as old-fashioned mantel clocks.
Pottery
There is also calligraphy gifted to the mosque by the famous calligrapher Li Wencai.
In the afternoon, I went to the Laolongtou scenic area. It was uncrowded and comfortable. I played with speedboats and go-karts, and when I was tired, I took a nap while feeling the sea breeze.
On the way from Laolongtou to Shanhaiguan, the unrestored Great Wall blends into the earth. Riding an electric scooter among the fields and vegetable greenhouses is also a rare experience. There were even sheep on the road greeting us.
In the evening, I ate seafood at Fenghuanglou next to the train station. Fenghuanglou is a famous halal restaurant in Qinhuangdao with several branches. In recent years, it has finally opened in Shanhaiguan as well. Their menu is very rich. Traditional local halal dishes in Qinhuangdao themselves integrate Beijing-Shandong cuisine and Northeast-Shandong cuisine, so the dishes are already very rich, and they also have various kinds of seafood. We ate steamed mantis shrimp, stir-fried flower crab with scallion and ginger, two abalones grilled with minced garlic, a charcoal-grilled large prawn, and a plate of stewed eggplant with fish to go with rice. This trip to Shanhaiguan was truly satisfying for eating seafood.
Summary: This travel note introduces Shanhaiguan Halal Travel Guide: Mosques, Sea Views and the Great Wall. Beijing in July is stiflingly hot. The weather forecast said the temperature in Shanhaiguan was under 30 degrees, so I caught an early train on Saturday for a one-day trip to Shanhaiguan. It is useful for readers interested in Shanhaiguan Travel, China Mosques, Great Wall.
Beijing in July is stiflingly hot. The weather forecast said the temperature in Shanhaiguan was under 30 degrees, so I caught an early train on Saturday for a one-day trip to Shanhaiguan.
As soon as I got off the train, I went to Xiaobailou Yangtang (lamb soup restaurant) south of the road to have lamb tripe and head meat soup with egg and vermicelli, paired with rousu shaobing (crispy meat-filled flatbread). Xiaobailou is a relatively famous halal lamb soup restaurant in Shanhaiguan. I ate at their place when I visited Shanhaiguan before, and this time I specifically came to bring Zainab to eat there. A special feature of their place is that you can drop an egg into the lamb soup to eat together; I quite like this way of eating it. The rousu shaobing (crispy meat-filled flatbread) is also very fragrant and goes very well with the soup.
At noon, I had cold noodles at Laobaijia Halal Snacks in Xiguan, Shanhaiguan. It was sweet and sour, which is very suitable for summer. The flavor of the cold noodles here is quite similar to what I had in Suizhong before; I feel it should be of the western Liaoning style.
This area in Xiguan, Shanhaiguan, belongs to a residential area for Hui Muslims. There are many halal snack shops, which are economical and affordable, but they are not as rich in variety as the menus of large restaurants.
The Shanhaiguan Mosque is located outside the west gate of Shanhaiguan. It is said to have been built in 1381 (the 14th year of the Hongwu reign). According to the Kangxi edition of the "Shanhaiguan Annals," in the first month of 1381 (the 14th year of the Hongwu reign), "General Xu Da dispatched 15,100 garrison troops from the Yanshan Guard to repair 32 passes including Yongping and Jieling." It is said that the earliest Shanhaiguan Mosque was built by the Hui Muslim officers and soldiers brought by Xu Da. Therefore, the saying "First there was the mosque, then there was Shanhaiguan" has been passed down among the Hui Muslims in Shanhaiguan.
The current main prayer hall of the Shanhaiguan Mosque was rebuilt between 1998 and 2003.
There is a Chinese pine tree that is over 600 years old, planted when the mosque was first built, and there is also a Chinese juniper next to it that was planted at the same time.
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Main prayer hall
The mosque houses brick and wood carvings from the Ming and Qing dynasties that were replaced during the 1998 renovation, as well as old-fashioned mantel clocks.
Pottery
There is also calligraphy gifted to the mosque by the famous calligrapher Li Wencai.
In the afternoon, I went to the Laolongtou scenic area. It was uncrowded and comfortable. I played with speedboats and go-karts, and when I was tired, I took a nap while feeling the sea breeze.
On the way from Laolongtou to Shanhaiguan, the unrestored Great Wall blends into the earth. Riding an electric scooter among the fields and vegetable greenhouses is also a rare experience. There were even sheep on the road greeting us.
In the evening, I ate seafood at Fenghuanglou next to the train station. Fenghuanglou is a famous halal restaurant in Qinhuangdao with several branches. In recent years, it has finally opened in Shanhaiguan as well. Their menu is very rich. Traditional local halal dishes in Qinhuangdao themselves integrate Beijing-Shandong cuisine and Northeast-Shandong cuisine, so the dishes are already very rich, and they also have various kinds of seafood. We ate steamed mantis shrimp, stir-fried flower crab with scallion and ginger, two abalones grilled with minced garlic, a charcoal-grilled large prawn, and a plate of stewed eggplant with fish to go with rice. This trip to Shanhaiguan was truly satisfying for eating seafood.
