Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua Halal Travel Guide: Mosques and Muslim Food (Part 2)
Summary: This travel note introduces Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua Halal Travel Guide: Mosques and Muslim Food (Part 2). The Middle Mosque is located between the North Mosque and the South Mosque; it is the smallest in scale, was first built in 1821 (the first year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty), and was renovated in 2016. It is useful for readers interested in Zhangjiakou Travel, China Mosques, Halal Food.



The Middle Mosque is located between the North Mosque and the South Mosque; it is the smallest in scale, was first built in 1821 (the first year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty), and was renovated in 2016.












At noon, we ate xianbing (meat-filled pancakes), daguo chaiji (large-pot stewed free-range chicken), and sushao koumo (braised mushrooms) at Chaoyanglou, the most famous halal restaurant in Xuanhua. Chaoyanglou was founded in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and was taken over by Feng Hengshun, a Hui Muslim, in 1862. Feng Hengshun rebuilt Chaoyanglou in the style of an ancient opera stage, with private rooms set up upstairs specifically for banquets. Since then, business at Chaoyanglou became increasingly prosperous, making it a high-end restaurant in Xuanhua. In August 1900, Empress Dowager Cixi passed through Xuanhua on her journey west, and Chaoyanglou provided the meals, making the restaurant a part of the famous 'Cixi culinary legend'.





