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Summary: This hidden halal restaurants guide for Beijing covers issue 33, featuring Hopson One halal fried chicken, Niujie beef noodles, Xingyuexuan hot pot, local barbecue, and practical restaurant notes for Muslim diners.

Beijing Halal Food Map (33) is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: In the days right after Eid al-Fitr, I was still getting used to eating during the day and my appetite was much smaller. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Halal Food, Muslim Travel, Middle Eastern Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.

In the days right after Eid al-Fitr, I was still getting used to eating during the day and my appetite was much smaller. My weight dropped below 70kg and hasn't bounced back. Actually, it is quite good to get into the habit of eating only two meals a day. Skipping lunch helps me stay clear-headed and awake in the afternoon.

1. Chicken Tender Master (Jiliu Daren)



Chicken Tender Master is a chain brand, but only this Hopson One (Hesheng Hui) branch is guaranteed to be halal. The owner is a friend (dosti) from Tongliao who studied in Egypt, and his parents are both Hajjis. So, please make sure to choose the Hopson One branch when eating at Chicken Tender Master. I suggested to the owner that he place a subtle halal sign in front of the register to make it easier for friends (dosti) to confirm.



Jiuxing Chicken is a very reliable halal food factory in Hebei, and many friends (dosti) have said it is trustworthy.



They only sell three things: chicken tenders, rice cakes (niangao), and french fries. They guarantee fresh oil every day, so the fried food comes out golden and very fresh.



The fried rice cakes puff up and are hollow inside. The seasoning powder sprinkled on top is a secret recipe and the highlight of this shop.



The owner says this fried food is best eaten right out of the fryer. He does not recommend takeout because it affects the texture. The freshly fried chicken tenders are crispy and delicious, and the rice cakes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which really satisfies a craving. This kind of small stall does not involve selling alcohol, so the money earned is clean and wholesome.



The address is Shop 168, 21 Block, Basement Level 2, Hopson One.

2. Wei's Big Bowl Noodles (Weiji Dawanmian)



Wei's is a new small beef noodle shop on Zaolin Front Street in Niujie. They have grilled skewers, stir-fried dishes, and grilled fish.



We didn't get to eat the grilled fish that day, so we just ordered a bowl of beef noodles. This Beijing-style beef noodle soup is what we call soup-poured beef noodles (jiaotang niuroumian). It is just like Chai-style beef noodles, except Chai-style sells the noodles and beef separately.



Small skewers on bamboo sticks are also a traditional Beijing-style barbecue. The skewers tasted average, so I still prefer the beef noodles.



3. Xingyuexuan Four Seasons Hot Pot



Xingyuexuan used to be Liankexuan on Niujie Street. It has a new owner now, the same person who owns the Lan Dayouxian beef and mutton shop on Shuru Hutong. Since the change in ownership, the meat quality has improved. The meat quality at the old Liankexuan was not good.



Lan Da's meat is high quality and all comes from Inner Mongolia. This shop hasn't been open long, so you usually don't have to wait in line. If you can't wait at Jubaoyuan, you can come here instead; the taste is about the same.







A highlight of Xingyuexuan is that they sell Haagen-Dazs ice cream for about 30 yuan a serving. It happened to be Eid al-Fitr that day, and the manager gave it to us for free.



4. Tianqiao Lao Jin Hot Pot



This is a branch of Tianqiao Lao Jin located on Jiaozihutong in Niujie. They spent a long time preparing, and it finally opened during Ramadan.





They focus on large, affordable portions. The mutton has a strong gamey flavor, and it lacks the refinement of a big restaurant, but the prices are cheap.



There is no fancy plating; you just eat for the rustic experience.



The chess-piece-shaped flatbread (qizi shaobing) is also very ordinary. Their specialty is a dipping sauce with vinegar. I guess most people aren't used to such sour sauce, so you can also choose the non-sour sesame paste dipping sauce.



4. Jingyi Farmhouse



Jingyi Farmhouse is a courtyard run by Teacher Chen Hui from the former Halal Bookstore. It covers several acres at the foot of the mountain near Xiguanshi Village in Changping. The yard is full of fruit trees, and it is filled with birdsong and flowers when you visit in April.













The yard has chickens and sheep raised in a completely natural, eco-friendly way. You can book ahead if you want to eat here. We held our Eid al-Fitr gathering here this year, with over forty people meeting at the farmhouse to barbecue, drink tea, and chat under the open sky.



Teacher Chen's wife prepared Xinjiang-style noodle soup (fentang) and rice pilaf (zhuafan) for us, along with fresh fruit and vegetable salad.







We cooked over a fire in the yard. Food cooked with firewood has a down-to-earth, delicious flavor.



With over forty young people, two big pots of rice were not enough, so we started an outdoor barbecue.



The grilled fish was very popular. The smoky flavor from charcoal grilling cannot be matched by electric grills.





I usually do the grilling at our events, and the skewers are snatched up as soon as they are ready. The mountain behind me is Fushan Cemetery. The grave of the famous writer Wang Xiaobo is in the new section eight of Fushan Cemetery. Anyone who likes literature will know Wang Xiaobo.



5. Ruizi Dumpling Restaurant



At Ruizi Dumpling Restaurant in Xiguanshi, Changping, the signature dish is dumplings, but I think their steamed dumplings (shaomai) and meat pies (roubing) are even better.



We came at noon and it was very crowded. Everything with a filling is wrapped to order, so the wait is a bit long.



The taste did not disappoint, especially the beef steamed dumplings and the meat pie. Their meat pie is huge, just like a Shandong thick pancake (zhuangmo). Two people definitely cannot finish it; one pie is enough for four people, so be careful with how much you order.



The dumplings taste good too. They have many kinds of fillings, and I love the beef and green onion ones.



6. Beizi shop at Xiguanshi Market



In the Xiguanshi market, we found a baked flatbread (beizi) shop that has been open for many years. We asked the owner, and he is indeed from Hohhot. This baked flatbread is a specialty of Hohhot and is also found in Baotou. It is a food unique to Hui Muslims.



We bought a few sugar-filled baked flatbreads (beizi) to go. They also have savory baked flatbreads and sesame flatbreads (shaobing), and they fry dough fritters (youxiang) every day at 4:00 PM. Baked flatbreads (beizi) and flatbreads (nang) are staple foods that are easy for Muslims to carry when traveling.



We found a few unique small shops in Xiguanshi village. We did not have time to eat there, but we look forward to trying them one by one next time.



This flatbread (nang) shop is great. It is run by a Uyghur young man. He only sells flatbreads and nothing else. We have bought from there twice.



Jia County buckwheat noodles (heluo mian) from Henan



Hai Family beef covered pancakes (niurou zhaobing) in Baoding



Clam vermicelli (huajia fen)

8. Maidebao (Niujie branch)



Maidebao opened another branch on Niujie. This shop used to be called Lebangke, and the address still shows Lebangke, but it has actually changed to Maidebao. It is an alcohol-free fast-food restaurant, suitable for couples on dates.



The Niujie branch features many Islamic design elements.



Arabic calligraphy calendars hang on the walls.



The tables hold Arabic novels and tea from Zhengxingde.



Small Islamic-themed ornaments sit on the dining tables.





The burger menu now includes a double beef patty option.



Besides burgers, they offer a variety of pizzas.



I think the pizza tastes better. I had the Margherita pizza this time and will try other flavors next time. Their french fries and chicken nuggets are also delicious.



Margherita pizza

9. Pakistan Truck Art Festival



The Embassy of Pakistan in China is hosting a truck art festival at the Silk Road International Arts Center in Langfang from April 28 to July 24.





Truck art is a traditional part of Pakistani culture. These beautiful hand-painted truck bodies were created by the Pakistani truck art group Phool Patti.



The Phool Patti group commercialized truck art, which helps protect this cultural heritage while creating income for local artisans.



Truck art started as a traditional painting style used on horse harnesses and carriages. As industrial transport grew across the country, many types of imported trucks came into use. During this time, artists and truck owners began putting a lot of effort into decorating these new vehicles. These carefully decorated trucks drove into remote areas and quickly became eye-catching symbols on the road.















There was a free buffet on the opening day, but I am not sure if they will have it later.



I had dinner with a beautiful Pakistani host.



The big festival cake was cut into small pieces and eaten up in an instant.













The main courses and dessert tables were set up on both sides of the exhibition hall. This was my first time eating these cold cheese sweet rice balls (tangyuan), and I really liked them.









We took a bus from the Pakistani embassy to get there and back. The bus broke down on the highway on the way over, but it did not affect the mood of our Pakistani friends at all. Everyone kept laughing and talking. Luckily, we were not late for the opening ceremony, and the event started on time.

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Summary: This Beijing halal food guide maps issue 32 of the series, including Chongqing hot pot, Temple of Heaven halal fast food, beef ball noodles, Beijing style snacks, and Ramadan iftar notes from Niujie Mosque.

Beijing Halal Food Map (32) is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: I have been too busy to go out and explore shops during Ramadan. After breaking my fast in the evening, I soon have to start the Tarawih prayers. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Halal Food, Muslim Travel, Middle Eastern Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.

I have been too busy to go out and explore shops during Ramadan. After breaking my fast in the evening, I soon have to start the Tarawih prayers. I mostly break my fast at the Niujie Mosque. The mosque now provides tea and snacks every day for iftar. The main meals are usually boxed lunches provided by different elders in turns. It does not matter if the boxed lunch tastes good or not; what matters is the blessing inside. Providing an iftar meal for someone fasting earns the same reward. I hope those who are able will invite more friends (dosti) around them who are fasting to break their fast.

1. Hongxiaolu Authentic Chongqing Hot Pot



This is a newly opened Chongqing hot pot restaurant in Beijing, owned by a person from Zhangjiachuan, Gansu. According to the owner, they originally planned to join the Niububi franchise, but Niububi does not accept franchises, no matter how much money is offered.



The style of this shop is slightly different from Niububi. Niububi is a Sichuan clear oil hot pot, which is different from Chongqing hot pot in terms of the soup base. Also, the prices here are cheaper than Niububi, and the dishes are slightly inferior to Niububi as well.







The shop is located on Xiaoying North Road in the Datun Subdistrict of the Asian Games Village. Next door is a hand-pulled noodle shop (lamian guan), and both are owned by the same person.



2. Ya'er Liji Small Restaurant



Ya'er Liji has opened a new fast-food spot at the south gate of the Temple of Heaven. They do not sell hot pot meat, only fast food and snacks.



The highlights of their menu are Luxi beef rice, braised chicken rice (huangmenji mifan), and beautifully plated soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian).



Luxi beef rice

Since the owner of Ya'er Liji is from Dezhou, Shandong, it makes sense that they make Luxi beef and braised chicken well, as braised chicken is also a Shandong specialty.



Braised chicken rice

Few ordinary restaurants make soybean paste noodles with much care, but this small shop puts effort into the vegetable toppings and provides a good variety. The only downside is that the noodles are not hand-rolled, so the texture is a bit lacking.



Soybean paste noodles (zhajiangmian)

3. Xiangqing Beef Ball Noodles



Xiangqing Beef Ball Noodles is a new brand at the Qingxiangge Tuanjiehu branch. This spot used to be Anhui beef flat noodles (banmian), but the sign has changed again.





This noodle shop doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is actually quite good. The spicy beef noodles with beef balls and a small bowl of beef are especially fragrant and affordable.



The small bowl of beef and the beef balls are stewed until very soft and tender, melting in your mouth with plenty of flavor.



Small bowl of beef



Beef balls



4. Annei Laoma Steamed Dumplings (Dongba Branch)



This is a branch of Annei Laoma Steamed Dumplings (shaomai) in Dongba. The menu is slightly different, and I think it tastes better than the main store.



Besides the classic beef and lamb steamed dumplings, this branch serves Inner Mongolian-style lamb offal (yangza) and small hot pots, which the main store does not have.





Pan-fried steamed dumplings (youjian shaomai)



Their lamb offal is just the Inner Mongolian style I like. It comes in a full bowl with plenty of finely sliced tripe, just like what I ate in Inner Mongolia.



5. MULU



Mulu is a private Malaysian restaurant specializing in Southeast Asian flavors. It is the most expensive restaurant I have ever visited. You must book three days in advance and pay a deposit. They charge per person: 988 yuan for four main courses or 1488 yuan for six. They serve the dishes in order, just like a Western-style meal.



The menu for Monday through Friday.

The restaurant is located in a hutong in the Dongcheng District. You need a reservation. The owner and head chef is a Malaysian Chinese person who mainly provides custom catering for various Southeast Asian embassies. Because of this, the ingredients are guaranteed to be halal, and the chef showed me where they come from.



It is a private kitchen with a very intimate atmosphere. The only downside is that parking is difficult. There is only one parking space, and you need good driving skills to navigate a car into the hutong.







Before serving each dish, the chef explains the ingredients and the cooking process. Every guest gets an individual portion, and the chef brings out the raw ingredients to show us.



The portions are small. I can finish one in two or three bites, but it is perfect for women who want to eat elegantly and savor the flavors.



The Friday menu features Nyonya cuisine. Nyonya is another name for Malaysian Chinese people. It is very rare to find a halal version of this in Beijing.



This is the white asparagus the chef showed us. You rarely see this in a regular market.



To improve the taste, the chef adds sauce to some dishes right at the table.





The creamy veal ribs have a strong milky aroma and are tender and juicy. There is no denying that their ingredients are very fresh.



This turtle-shell-shaped dessert is made from beetroot and has a soft, chewy texture.



A small serving of sago dessert (ximilu) comes in a stone pot. The pot feels ice-cold to the touch, and the dessert is refreshing, sweet, and cool.

6. Dexiangshun Halal Restaurant



This new little restaurant on Jiaozihutong in Niujie looks plain from the outside, but the stir-fried dishes are quite tasty.



The kung pao chicken (gongbao jiding) is a standout. It tastes just like the version I had as a kid and goes perfectly with rice.



The stir-fried mixed vegetables (chaohecai) are also good. They have some off-menu items too, like the braised eggplant (shaoqiezi), which is delicious.



We tried almost everything on the menu and didn't find a single bad dish. It cost three of us less than 100 yuan, making it a great value.



7. 99th Arabic Barbecue



This shop is on the basement level of Euro Plaza in Shunyi. Even though it is called Arabic Barbecue, it has nothing to do with Arabia; it is run by Hui Muslims from Beijing.



The owner is also preparing a music barbecue restaurant next door, but it has not opened yet.



Their barbecue rice is really just a mixed rice bowl and has nothing to do with Arabic pilaf (zhuafan), but it tastes okay.



The barbecue wrap has a hint of Middle Eastern shawarma, but it still leans more toward a Chinese style.



This is the only halal shop on the basement level of Euro Plaza. I chatted with the manager and offered some suggestions for improvement.



8. Dastaan Indian Restaurant



A South Asian restaurant opened on the third floor of Sanlitun SOHO Mall Building 5. The chef and servers are from Bangladesh. This year, April 14th was both Jumu'ah and the Bengali New Year. The restaurant prepared a special buffet for 248 yuan per person, featuring Bengali dishes and South Asian snacks, available only on that day.



These are Bengali-style mixed vegetable fritters. The fried bitter melon was very unique, and the thin crispy cracker on top was truly thin, crunchy, and delicious.



Phuchka (panipuri)

This snack of crispy balls filled with sour soup is panipuri, which appeared in the Indian movie Dangal. It is found in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. You must eat these balls immediately after they are filled with the soup, or they will get soggy and lose their texture.



The Bengali server wearing a turban only speaks English.



Three types of pilaf served with roasted chicken or beef are among my favorite South Asian foods.



South Asian style salads include Kolkata-style potato and black chickpea salad and Bengali-style chili salad. Be warned, the chili is very spicy and I could barely handle it.



Kolkata soft white cheese, rose and nut sweet millet porridge, semolina with coconut-flavored sweet balls, and traditional Bengali rice porridge.



Bengali-style mixed spinach masala



Indian white cheese chicken gravy with fried potatoes



Bengali-style with coconut and raisins



Kolkata slow-cooked lamb masala



Yogurt and nut sauce chicken



Fried carp with mustard and yogurt sauce



A colorful display of various spices.



Lime-flavored yogurt drink and mango-flavored drink



Bengali-style popcorn



The host wears traditional clothing and speaks with a thick Indian accent to celebrate the arrival of the new year.



There is a dance performance during the meal, and the young lady dances very beautifully.

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Summary: This Beijing halal street food guide covers issue 29 of the author’s map, including shaomai, savory Hui-style guobaorou, stewed pigeon, grilled fish, pepper chicken, and shrimp hotpot.

Beijing Halal Food Map (29) is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: I have found many new restaurants in Beijing over the past month. Friends complain that the places I write about are getting further from the city center, often in far suburbs like Fangshan or Daxing. The account keeps its focus on Beijing Halal Food, Muslim Travel, Middle Eastern Food while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.

I have found many new restaurants in Beijing over the past month. Friends complain that the places I write about are getting further from the city center, often in far suburbs like Fangshan or Daxing. This is because it is hard to find new, unique restaurants inside the Fourth Ring Road. Lower rents and a quieter environment in the suburbs help many small shops survive. These shops far from the city center usually have more consistent flavors and more 'wok hei' (the smoky flavor from high-heat stir-frying), with less artificial additives.

1. Traditional Steamed Dumpling (shaomai) Restaurant



This is a Northeast Chinese restaurant. It has been open for three years, but I only just discovered it. It is located in the South District of Jindi Green Garden in Tongzhou District. What drew me here is that they can make savory-style stir-fried meat in batter (guobaorou). You need to tell the chef when you place your order.



Savory-style stir-fried meat in batter is a specialty of Hui Muslims in Harbin, which is different from the sweet version made with pork.



Northeast-style starch noodles (lapi)

For our main course, we tried the beef and lamb steamed dumplings (shaomai), but they were not as good as the ones in Inner Mongolia.



Beef and lamb steamed dumplings (shaomai)

The method for making savory-style stir-fried meat in batter is quite particular, and it is hard for most families to recreate the restaurant flavor. The best savory-style stir-fried meat in batter I have ever had was in Harbin.



Savory stir-fried meat in batter (guobaorou)

Besides Northeast Chinese food, this restaurant also serves some Southern dishes. We tried the chopped chili fish head, a Hunan dish. It tasted pretty good, but for authentic halal Hunan food, you have to go to Shaoyang. Shaoyang has the best halal Hunan restaurants I have ever eaten at.



Chopped chili fish head (duojiao yutou)

2. Yilan Pavilion (Yilan Ge)



We noticed Yilan Pavilion while looking for the Daxing Tongying Mosque. The shop is right across from the mosque.



Stewed pigeon

This large restaurant in the village serves delicious stewed pigeon and grilled fish. It was a pleasant surprise.



Grilled fish



Chive pockets (jiucai hezi)



Deep-fried shredded meat (zha songrou)

The deep-fried shredded meat was fresh out of the fryer, and the owner invited me to try some. In my experience, it is hard to find good versions of this Hui Muslim home-style dish in restaurants because they usually skimp on the meat. One bite confirmed my suspicion.

3. Yanfu Restaurant



Yanfu is not far from Tongying Village. It is another large halal restaurant where I unexpectedly found they could make savory-style stir-fried meat in batter (guobaorou).



Beef tendon and brisket stew (jintou banao)

Experience shows that if you order stir-fried meat in batter at a non-Northeastern restaurant, you should be ready for a disappointment. Currently, the only place in Beijing that makes authentic savory-style stir-fried meat in batter is Uncle Oyster's Iron Pot Stew (Houshu Tieguo Dun).



Dry-fried green beans (ganbian doujiao)



Homestyle griddle-baked flatbread (jiachang laobing)



Savory stir-fried meat in batter (guobaorou)

4. Daquan Feizai Braised Beef Noodles



This is a chain restaurant specializing in old Beijing-style beef noodle soup (jiaotang niuroumian). The beef noodles are quite tasty, and you can choose to add extra meat.



Beef noodle soup (jiaotang niuroumian)

5. Muhelan Ningxia Tanyang Hand-Grabbed Lamb



The owner of Huiwei Palace invested heavily to open this new Ningxia cuisine flagship store. They brought all the local specialties from Ningxia to Beijing.



During the soft opening, the restaurant is giving away steamed lamb (zheng yanggaorou). It is steamed to order, which is quite unique for Beijing.



Steamed Ningxia salt-lake lamb (longzheng tanyangrou)

Ningxia salt-lake lamb (tanyang) has become very popular in Beijing over the last few years. The meat is tender and has a perfect balance of fat and lean, making it great for grilling or hot pot.



Peppery and numbing lamb tripe (jiaoma yangdu)

I am most looking forward to their upcoming Wuzhong morning tea, which should arrive by the end of the year. Wuzhong morning tea has only been around for 20 years, but it has already become a local cultural staple that deserves to be shared. Halal breakfasts in Beijing are limited and not very healthy, so I hope Muhelan's Wuzhong morning tea can fill that gap.



Yinchuan cold skin noodles (niangpi)



Jingyuan yellow beef (huang niurou)



Cold hand-grabbed lamb (liang shouzhuo)



Bowl dishes (wancai)

6. Habibi Arabic Food



My team found this Arabic takeout spot near Jiugong. I happened to be nearby, so I went to check it out right away. Since they only do takeout and have no seating, and I couldn't get into the market, I had to order and pick it up at the door. The food was surprisingly delicious and very affordable.



Corn tacos, Turkish kebab, and hummus (humusi jiang)

7. Daqi Stewed Meat Noodles



Their stewed beef over rice is better than their beef noodles. The best part is that they do not sell alcohol. Honestly, it is rare to find a traditional Beijing restaurant that doesn't serve alcohol; this is the only one I have seen, which really surprised me as a local. You can also get free soup and noodle refills, so I highly recommend it.





Beef noodles



Stewed meat over rice



8. Fatty's Classic Quality Pan-Fried Buns (shuijianbao)



This Henan spicy soup (hulatang) shop in Dayuan Village, Liangxiang, is run by people from Zhengzhou. Everything from the shop's style to the taste is very Zhengzhou.



They are only open for half a day, closing at 2 p.m. They serve classic Henan breakfasts like spicy soup (hulatang), pan-fried buns (shuijianbao), fried dough strips (youmotou), and fried vegetable pockets (caijiao), along with Anhui flat noodles (banmian).



The flavors are very authentic and the prices are affordable. They have been in the village for five or six years with steady business.



Fried vegetable pockets (caijiao) and fried dough strips (youmotou)



Pan-fried buns (shuijianbao)



Flat noodles (banmian)



Beef spicy soup (hulatang)

9. Bayi Laoye Workers' Stadium Flagship Store



This flagship store next to the Workers' Stadium is the most spacious and has the best environment of all the Bayi Laoye locations.



The private rooms are beautifully decorated, the food is delicious, and there is free parking at the entrance. Business is booming.



Hand-torn cabbage



Hand-grabbed rice (shouzhua fan)



Hot pot lamb offal (guozai yangza)



Xinjiang spicy chicken (Xinjiang lazi ji)



We arrived on Wednesday at noon. Every seat filled up quickly, which shows people really love Xinjiang food. Bayi Laoye stands out as a top brand among the many Xinjiang restaurants.



10. Heiyaochang sugar oil pancake (tangyoubing) and lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi)



Heiyaochang recently added lamb spine hot pot in their basement. You have to wait in line at the door to buy the sugar oil pancake, but if you eat the lamb spine hot pot in the basement, you can order the pancake directly.



The lamb spine tastes good, but there is not much meat on the bones. We also ordered the crispy stir-fried meat (xiaosurou) and small fennel fried dough sticks (huixiang xiaoyoutiao). The dough sticks were delicious.



Crispy stir-fried meat (xiaosurou)



Small fennel fried dough sticks (huixiang xiaoyoutiao)

11. Ritan Hot Pot (Financial Street branch)



I work out in Financial Street and always felt there were not enough halal restaurants nearby. Recently, I found that Tofu Burger started using imported Australian halal meat again, and this Ritan Hot Pot branch opened right across from the Financial Street Shopping Center. Now I do not have to worry about where to eat after training.





Ritan Hot Pot uses individual small pots. Even though it lacks the charcoal flavor, the meat quality is excellent. Their small sesame flatbreads (shaobing) taste just like the ones at Jubao Yuan, and their various Beijing-style snacks are very well-made.







12. Huainan Beef Scald (niuroutang)



I used to think the Huainan Beef Scald shop in Shunyi had a typo and should have been called Huainan Beef Soup (niurutang). I only realized it was actually called Beef Scald after seeing this shop in Fangshan. The two shops are run by a brother and sister. The owner in Fangshan is the younger brother, a Hui Muslim from Anhui.





Mixed beef tendon



Beef soup (niurutang)



Sesame flatbread (shaobing) with beef

13. Northwest Station: Salt-lake lamb (tanyang)



This is a new salt-lake lamb restaurant opened by people from Gansu. They also have Uyghur staff who prepare Xinjiang-style dishes.



They have all kinds of Gansu snacks here. Among the hand-grabbed lamb (shouzhuayangrou) from the five northwestern provinces, I like the texture of the Dongxiang style from Gansu the best.



Hand-grabbed lamb (shouzhuayangrou)



Roasted potato (kaoyangyu)

Roasted potato served with pickled chives, a unique way of eating in the Northwest.



Stewed yak meat with Chinese yam



Hezhou steamed buns (Hezhou baozi)



Dingxi wide glass noodles (Dingxi kuanfen)

Our friends from Gansu and Qinghai gave this place a thumbs up. The prices are fair and the service is very friendly. The waiter even told me which dishes weren't good and advised me not to order them. You don't see staff that honest very often.

14. Western Regions Yipinxian Hot Pot (Xiyu Yipinxian Huoguo)



This place is listed as Chongqing-style hot pot on Dazhong Dianping, so it caught my eye and I came to check it out right away.



Duck intestines, beef tripe, marbled beef, brown sugar rice cakes (hongtang ciba), and a sesame oil dipping sauce are my go-to order for Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot.



Duck intestines



Beef tripe



Yellow rice cakes (huangmi ciba)



Small fennel fried dough sticks (huixiang xiaoyoutiao)



Marbled beef

Overall, the food here is delicious and the ingredients are fresh. The dipping sauces are very flavorful. It is a bit quiet since it just opened, and the location on Fengyi South Road in Fengtai is a bit out of the way.



15. Wanping Li's Snacks



After visiting the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we saw this Wanping Li's nearby. It has a huge sign and includes a snack shop, a beef and mutton shop, and a hot pot restaurant. The snack shop caught our eye.



Wanping Li's is famous for its beef noodles, but I think their rice dishes are even better. We chose the abalone sauce steak rice and the seafood sauce fried rice. Both tasted great and were made with Wuchang rice. The seafood sauce fried rice was especially fragrant.



Cold tossed okra



Braised beef noodles



Mutton jelly noodles (liangfen)



Seafood sauce fried rice



Abalone sauce steak rice

16. Heqingzhai Wang Po Shrimp



Heqingzhai brought in Wang Po Shrimp. I have eaten the halal version of Wang Po Shrimp in Hangzhou before. I have always loved shrimp, and this shrimp pot serves large, fresh shrimp that taste very good.



After finishing the shrimp, you can add broth to cook vegetables. Heqingzhai is a brand from Yangfang Town in Changping, and their lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi) is also delicious.





Yellow rice sticky cake (ciba) as a staple food



Large shrimp and squid pot (daxia youyu guo)

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Summary: This Guangzhou halal food guide compares Muslim-friendly Cantonese morning tea, including Xinjiang Building yum cha, local dim sum, halal Cantonese dishes, and practical food notes for Muslim travelers.

A Halal Food Tour in Guangzhou: Where to Find the Best Cantonese Morning Tea (Yum Cha)? is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: I wrote a halal travel map for Guangzhou in 2019, mainly introducing all the mosques in the city. The account keeps its focus on Halal Travel, Yiwu Food, Mosque Travel while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.

I wrote a halal travel map for Guangzhou in 2019, mainly introducing all the mosques in the city. The food section was a bit thin because I traveled alone back then. I visited Guangzhou again in 2022. First, I wanted to treat my team in Guangzhou, whom I had never met in person. I manage an insurance brokerage team with members across the country, and Guangzhou is our second-largest branch after Beijing. Second, I wanted to visit many of Guangzhou's unique halal restaurants. When I traveled alone, I couldn't eat much, but with the team, we could order all the big dishes we wanted without wasting food.

1

Xinjiang Building Bazaar Food



When people talk about having morning tea (yum cha) in Guangzhou, many recommend the Huimin Restaurant. But if I had to choose, I prefer the morning tea at the Xinjiang Building. Although they haven't been serving Cantonese morning tea for very long, they do better than the Huimin Restaurant in terms of variety, environment, and service.



Their morning tea menu includes both traditional Cantonese dishes and some creative options, especially those combined with Xinjiang ingredients. This is easier for northern tourists to accept, as many authentic local snacks can be hard for outsiders to get used to.



Morning tea originally just meant coming to drink tea in the morning. However, people started pairing it with snacks, and these snacks became so rich that they eventually became the soul of the morning tea experience.



After sitting down, the waiter will follow the custom and ask what tea you want. You can choose from black tea, green tea, flower tea, or pu-erh tea. You are even welcome to bring your own tea bags. Then, they give you a menu to check off the snacks you want.



The first step of having morning tea is washing the tea set. The basin in the top right corner is not for trash, but for washing the tableware. Even though the tea sets are already clean, Guangzhou locals are used to scalding them with hot water again. I follow the local customs and do the same, even though I don't really worry about whether the tableware is clean.



Cordyceps flower and Qingyuan chicken porridge

Breakfast in Beijing, specifically in Niujie, is always soy milk, fried dough cakes (youbing), lamb offal soup (yangza), fried tofu soup (doupaotang), and baked flatbread with fried dough (huoshao jia youbing). For someone like me who goes to the gym every day, this isn't very friendly. I like to change things up for every meal, so breakfast is the biggest headache for me. If I want a nutritionally balanced breakfast, I have to make it myself.



Steamed chicken feet with golden garlic sauce (jinjiang suanxiang zheng fengzhua)

If you eat morning tea alone in Guangzhou, you can usually manage about three dishes based on the portion sizes. You can eat something different every day for about half a month. After that, you can start the cycle over again, which gives you a reason to get up early every day.



Qingyuan chicken bun

Cantonese morning tea is mostly light and not spicy, making it perfect for kids or people with sensitive stomachs.



Beef short ribs in black pepper sauce

Morning tea is served from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you visit on a weekday, you will mostly see locals drinking tea. These locals have both money and time. As my Guangzhou friends say, they do not care much about how they dress. They might head out in a worn-out tank top and flip-flops, but they are very picky about their food. They believe that what you put in your stomach is what really matters, which shows the practical nature of Guangzhou people.



Shrimp and chicken dumpling (shaomai)

My taste has changed over the years. I do not have much of an appetite for large portions or heavy flavors anymore. I focus more on healthy eating and prefer light, small, and delicate food. My love for Cantonese morning tea grows every day, but unfortunately, you cannot find it in Beijing yet.



Mango coconut milk cake

I had Wuzhong morning tea in Wuzhong, Ningxia, last year and thought it was a very promising and innovative way to do breakfast. The Muhelan restaurant, which is opening soon in Beijing, plans to bring Wuzhong morning tea to the city. I hope it can take root and grow here.



Pan-fried curry beef bun

If it is your first time having Cantonese morning tea, I think you must order the barbecue pork bun (char siu bao) and the pan-fried bun (shengjian bao). Also, rice noodle rolls (changfen), shrimp dumplings (xiajiao), and steamed chicken feet are the best dishes to represent Cantonese cuisine. You might not know if you will like them, but you should definitely give them a try.



Thai-style chilled durian mochi

You should also try the small Cantonese desserts. They are made with care and look beautiful. They come in portions of three, which is a hint that you should bring two friends along.



Swan-shaped durian pastry (tian'e liulian su)

This swan-shaped durian pastry is a new addition. When I visited last time, they only had the regular gold-medal durian pastry, so they really put effort into the design this time.



Pan-fried water chestnut cake (xiangjian mati gao)

On this trip to Guangzhou, I ate dim sum for three days in a row, twice at the Xinjiang Building and once at the Hui Muslim Restaurant. My experience at the Xinjiang Building was even better than my last visit. I even ran into some fellow villagers from Shadian there and learned that Guangzhou and Sanya are the favorite vacation spots for people from Shadian.



Beef brisket egg noodle soup (niunan tang danmian)

Cantonese-style noodle soup and rice noodle rolls (changfen) have a fresh, slightly sweet taste that many girls love. I don't particularly like them, as I prefer the salty and savory style of Northwest Chinese noodles. But since I am in Guangzhou, it is worth trying.



Chestnut and mushroom chicken rice noodle rolls (jinli xianggu jirou changfen)

The yogurt cake and egg tarts are a creative fusion dish because they use dairy products from Xinjiang. Green vegetables hold an important place in Cantonese cuisine. For Guangzhou locals, a meal must include green vegetables, which specifically refers to leafy greens; gourds and root vegetables do not count.



Xinjiang smooth yogurt cake (Xinjiang xianghua suannai gao)



Xinjiang milk Portuguese-style egg tart (Xinjiang niunai puta)



Blanched Ningxia flowering cabbage (baizhuo Ningxia caixin)

Guangzhou people place great importance on food as medicine. They demand fresh ingredients and a balanced diet, using everything from land, sea, and air in their cooking. You can even find these in dim sum. Dim sum can last until lunchtime, then you take a break, have afternoon tea, and once it gets dark and cool outside, there is a late-night snack culture. You can spend the entire day just eating.



Original flavor bamboo shoot tip shrimp dumpling (shrimp dumpling)



Mango pomelo sago (yangzhi ganlu)



Malaysian satay beef tripe



Dried fish and peanut congee



Healthy sesame cake



Southeast Asian fresh shrimp red rice noodle roll

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Hui Muslim Restaurant



Hui Muslim Restaurant is a long-standing state-run spot in Guangzhou that has been open for over half a century. Most people eating here are local Guangzhou residents from the neighborhood. I asked my local friends in Guangzhou, and they approve of the food quality here. They serve morning tea, afternoon tea, and regular meals, and there is a discount for morning tea on weekdays.



Inside the restaurant, there is a sign saying they welcome Hui Muslim brothers and sisters before 9 a.m. However, when I arrived before 9 a.m., I mostly saw local residents of all backgrounds. The restaurant has a strong state-run vibe, and the service is decent. The tea set is not as fancy as the one at Xinjiang Mansion; it is just one teacup and one teapot. The environment is also noisier because the space is small.



Lamb barbecue pork bun (char siu bao)

For Cantonese dim sum, the Hui Muslim restaurant makes it more authentic. Take this lamb barbecue pork bun (chashao bao), for example; it is unique to Guangzhou. Barbecue pork (chashao) means meat roasted on a fork, then wrapped using the bun-making technique, which is why it is called a chashao bao. The top of the bun naturally splits open after steaming. I eat this every time I visit, as it is hard to find such authentic and delicious chashao bao once I leave the Hui Muslim restaurant.



Chicken broth soup dumplings (xiaolongbao)

Soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) are one of my favorite breakfasts. When my appetite is not fully awake in the morning, I prefer delicate flour-based snacks. I might not have the appetite to finish a large steamed bun.



Job's tears and beef tripe porridge (yizhao niudu zhou)

Being able to drink various nutritious porridges for breakfast is something I dare not expect in Beijing. However, I have to complain about the porridge at the Hui Muslim restaurant. It does not taste like it was freshly cooked this morning; it tastes like a pre-made product that was heated up. Freshly cooked porridge has a thicker texture, and in this regard, it is not as good as the Xinjiang Building.



Coconut sticky rice cake (yexiang nuomici)

The taste of the dim sum is quite good, but the appearance is plain. It is not as delicate as the ones made at the Xinjiang Building, so it is not suitable for taking photos to post on social media. Many friends have told me that the service at the Hui Muslim restaurant is poor. Although I did not experience this myself, in terms of small details, the dining comfort at the Xinjiang Building is slightly better.



Curry beef rice noodle rolls (gali niurou changfen)



Salad shrimp dumplings (shali mingxia jiao)

The dim sum trio platter I ate today tasted a bit salty. It was not this salty when I had it before.



Dim sum trio platter (diansin sanshi pinpan)



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Ma Xiaohuo Handmade Pulled Noodles (lamian)



I found this place by accident. I was catching up with a friend at a cafe, but they felt the air conditioning was too cold, so we moved outside. Suddenly, a storm hit Guangzhou. We ducked into this little shop to escape the rain, ordered some food, and were surprised by how good it tasted.



My friend had a bowl of pulled noodles, and I ordered a portion of Xinjiang rice noodles (mifen). The rice noodles came with plenty of toppings and tasted great. The shop is clean and bright. It is small, but the dining experience is very comfortable. This is a chain, and there are currently three branches in Guangzhou.



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ANTALYA Turkish Restaurant



The Antalya restaurant in Liede was the first place we chose for our team building. The second floor has Central Asian-style decor where you take off your shoes and sit on rugs. You used to be able to experience this at Rumi's Secret in Beijing, but unfortunately, that location has closed. I heard a new Rumi's Secret opened in Urumqi, and I hope they do well.



For Middle Eastern cuisine, black tea and the pastry baklava are must-haves. I also had my favorite Turkish coffee. No matter if it is day or night, I always have a cup when I eat Turkish food.





Besides being thick and containing coffee grounds, the coffee cup is a highlight of Turkish coffee. It must not be served in a clear glass; it has to be in an exquisite porcelain cup to be authentic.



Hummus

The overall feel of this restaurant is just like Rumi's Secret, and the prices are similar, averaging about 200 yuan per person. The flavors are a bit localized and milder, which suits Chinese tastes better.



Chicken leg with Arabic rice



Hollow balloon bread



Chicken and beef mixed kebab platter



Cheese flatbread (pide)



Lamb pie served with yogurt

I have to say a few words about this final ice cream. It is not as good as Kubei in Beijing. Kubei's ice cream comes from MADO, a Turkish ice cream shop that uses goat milk as its main ingredient. I will introduce the MADO ice cream shop in Guangzhou specifically later.



Ice cream

5

MADO Turkish Ice Cream and Coffee Shop



MADO is very famous and I had heard of it for a long time. I kept thinking about the rich milky flavor of the MADO ice cream I ate in Beijing. Before coming here this time, I checked and found that there are two branches in Guangzhou. We ate at MADO twice because most of the members of our Guangzhou team are women who love it, so I had to arrange it.



The ice cream shop has a wide variety of sweets and also serves main courses of Turkish cuisine. However, the quality of the main courses is not as good as the ice cream, so I suggest only eating ice cream there.



When you enter the shop, you can order ice cream first. You can mix and match from over twenty flavors. You can order a four-layer serving with four different flavors, which is the best value.



You can also sprinkle various toppings on the ice cream. I like the original handmade ice cream the best. It has the silkiest texture and is full of milky flavor. None of the other flavored ice creams are as good as the original.



The girls love the raspberry flavor. Raspberries are red, sweet, and tart, and Lu Xun even mentioned them in his writing.



The customers at the Turkish restaurants in Guangzhou are mostly foreigners. They like to chat and smoke shisha in the cafes.



Sultan's Ship

If you see the colorful ice cream on the menu and don't know what to pick, I suggest the handmade ice cream. The original flavor is the best, so don't add any extra toppings.



Handmade ice cream



The Turkish coffee is made so delicately and even comes with a small flower for decoration. I felt happy the moment I walked into this shop, and eating dessert always puts me in a good mood. I really hope they open a branch in Beijing, where many people still love eating ice cream even in the winter.



Shepherd's salad

The main courses are just average and don't taste as good as those at Turkish restaurants that specialize in full meals. It is better to come here for afternoon tea or a late-night snack to have ice cream and desserts.



Mexican grilled meat wrap



Turkish stuffed pie

6

Pandan Indonesian



The highlight of my Guangzhou trip is this Indonesian restaurant. Since all the Southeast Asian halal restaurants in Beijing closed down, I haven't had authentic Nanyang-style food near home. The last time I had Indonesian food was in Indonesia before the pandemic, but I didn't even find food this good there.



First, it is recommended because it made the Michelin Bib Gourmand list. This is Michelin's list for affordable restaurants, with an average cost per person under 100 yuan. Being on this list in a food city like Guangzhou really says something.



I think everything on their menu is a specialty. Basically every dish is delicious, including the drinks. I don't know how the owner and chef manage to hit the mark so perfectly for every diner's taste buds.



Fresh lime and lemongrass soda and pandan coconut custard cake (xianglan ruanxin yezhigao).

Many friends highly recommended this place before I even arrived in Guangzhou. My taste matches the general public's, so I had high expectations, but it was only after tasting it myself that I realized it truly lives up to its reputation.



Bali crispy duck (balidao zangzangya).

Although the menu is large, the portions are small, which is perfect for someone like me who wants to try new things without wasting food. The restaurant doesn't sell alcohol, so I feel comfortable eating here. The staff mentioned the owner is an Indonesian Chinese.



Black nut beef soup with rice (heirouguo niurou tangfan).

Because I have traveled in Indonesia, I know traditional Indonesian food doesn't usually focus on presentation. This restaurant clearly adapted to the local Guangzhou market, paying close attention to color combinations in every dish, which makes them look great in photos.



Rambutan beef fried rice (hongmaodan niurou chaofan).

Xianglan Indonesian restaurant has two locations in Guangzhou. Both have the same taste, and you have to wait in line during meal times.



Seafood stew with turmeric rice (haixian hui huangjiangfan).



Roasted chicken with candlenut and garlic sauce



Deep-fried free-range chicken with lemongrass and turmeric



Toast with kaya jam and avocado



Snack platter

7

Sabah Restaurant



The name suggests a Southeast Asian style, but they also serve Middle Eastern dishes. My friend and I chose this place because we once traveled to Sabah together and have many great memories. Meeting up in Guangzhou now, it feels just like old times.



Inside, the restaurant was playing Quran recitations, and there is no alcohol served. I was surprised to see that most of the diners were Black. Since my first visit to Guangzhou in 2015, I noticed that over 80 percent of the brothers (dost) at Friday prayers (Jumu'ah) were Black. Today, the number of Black people in Guangzhou has dropped significantly, and it is rare to see them even on Jumu'ah.



Tom yum soup

The menu starts with Thai food, followed by Chinese and Western dishes. I chose the tom yum soup, and they actually served it in a small hot pot.



Pineapple fried rice

I loved eating pineapple fried rice when I traveled in Malaysia. The taste here was just average. Maybe the setting was wrong, so it didn't feel right. Sometimes, enjoying good food requires the right state of mind.



Lemon tilapia

I chose dishes we ate while traveling in Thailand and Malaysia. I haven't been abroad for nearly three years, so I'm reminiscing about the days when I wandered the world.

8

AL MANARA Lebanese Restaurant



There used to be two Lebanese restaurants in Guangzhou. I went to the other one only to find it had closed. This shop is a roadside storefront with no main dining hall, just a few tables set up at the entrance. It is very simple.



Hummus with Arabic flatbread (khubz)

A lady from Northeast China works here and speaks fluent Arabic. The person grilling the meat is a Lebanese Arab.



Falafel chicken wrap

Although this Lebanese restaurant doesn't have as nice an environment as Alameen in Beijing, the taste is quite authentic and the prices are affordable. Overall, it is not as good as the Lebanese restaurants in Beijing, which makes me feel a bit better.



Lemon mint drink

9

AMADA Turkish Middle Eastern Cuisine



Most halal Western restaurants in Guangzhou are run by Turkish people. This place, Amanda, is one of them. It is near Xiaobei, a neighborhood where many Muslims live. One alley there is full of small Muslim shops, mostly run by people from Northwest China.



Assorted flavor soup (baiwei tang)

My friends in Guangzhou had never been to this restaurant, so I brought them here to check it out. Once inside, I noticed the waitresses wore headscarves. It is an alcohol-free restaurant, just like most foreign halal restaurants in Guangzhou.



Shepherd's salad



Rose black tea



The ladies loved the rose black tea. I saw a Moroccan specialty, tagine (tajiguo), on the menu and ordered it. Guangzhou used to have a Moroccan restaurant, but it closed during the pandemic.



Chicken and eggplant tagine (jirou qiezi tajiguo)

The grilled meat and meals here are delicious, better than the main courses at MADO. MADO is nearby, so after we finished eating, we strolled over there for ice cream.



Mixed grilled meat platter



Cheese and tenderloin pizza

After dessert, we walked around Xiaobei. The street is lined with small halal shops, making it feel just like Dongguan in Xining.



As a shantytown area in Guangzhou, this street in Xiaobei is reportedly slated for demolition and renovation. It will be hard to find such a lively, authentic neighborhood in a first-tier city in the future; Beijing no longer has any.













My friend led me to a shop that sells shaved ice yogurt (baobing suannai). We bought two cups. The taste was exactly the same as the one sold at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi. The original flavor is very sour, but you can add sugar. I heard that people have to line up to buy it during peak hours.



Our halal team-building trip in Guangzhou has come to an end. My next stop is Zhaoqing, Guangdong. Zhaoqing has two mosques, one local halal restaurant, and a large ancient cemetery for Hui Muslims. I will share more details in my next article.

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Summary: This Islamic finance article translates Ibrahim Khan’s discussion on car insurance and mortgage loans, explaining riba, necessity, transaction responsibility, and Sharia reasoning in plain English.

This is my translation of the third article in Ibrahim Khan's series on the Islamic law of insurance. The first article discussed the basic legal principles of insurance: Ibrahim Khan: Is Insurance Halal? The second article specifically discussed the unique nature of life insurance within insurance categories: Ibrahim Khan: Is Life Insurance Halal? Although this third article is titled Car Insurance, the reasoning method explained in the text applies to all financial fields. It is not limited to car insurance or home mortgage loans; it applies to any financial area involving interest or other unlawful gains.

Before starting the main text, I will briefly summarize the main point in plain language: when we trade with others, as long as the transaction itself is legal, it does not matter to us if the person we are trading with turns around and does something illegal. It is just like how we cannot refuse to let non-Muslims eat at a halal restaurant.

Is Car Insurance Equivalent to a Riba-Based Mortgage?

Author: Ibrahim Khan

Translated by Yahya

About the author: Ibrahim Khan holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford and a master's degree in Islamic Finance from the Al Salam Institute. He previously worked as a private equity/venture capital lawyer in New York City and is a co-founder of Islamic Finance Guru.

In a seminar I recently attended with Shaykh Akram Nadwi, the discussion turned to the Islamic stance on conventional mortgage loans. Shaykh Akram argued that he now agrees with Shaykh al-Qaradawi's famous fatwa on mortgages, which states that if long-term renting is not feasible for a family, they are permitted to apply for a conventional mortgage.

In this blog post, I do not want to discuss the specific situations where long-term renting is not possible, as I have discussed that before. I want to discuss some interesting arguments used by Shaykh Akram Nadwi that inspired me. This first set of arguments is:

1. Someone cannot rent long-term and needs to buy a house now;

2. Islamic mortgages are just a form of conventional mortgages;

3. To buy a house, someone must apply for a mortgage;

4. Therefore, someone can obtain a conventional mortgage that includes interest because it is necessary—just as car insurance is permitted because it is also necessary.

I want to focus on point 4 for further analysis.

Shaykh Akram Nadwi points out that the nature of a home mortgage is not consistent with car insurance. Buying car insurance is a necessary condition for driving a car, but a home mortgage is not a necessary condition for buying a house, even though buying a house is sometimes considered a necessity.

Some very important points

Because there are many positions on these issues, this argument is an important deciding factor for which camp you join. The second set of arguments:

1. Some say that conventional mortgages and car insurance are allowed based on life needs (for example, Sh. Akram and Sh. Suhaib Hasan).

2. Some say traditional mortgages are haram, but car insurance is allowed due to necessity (most Muslim scholars, such as the AlQalam Shariah Panel and Sh. Wahba

Zuhayli).

3. Some say both traditional mortgages and car insurance are haram (I do not know who).

4. Some say traditional mortgages are halal, but car insurance is haram (I do not know who).

So, which of these two sets of views is actually correct?

The argument for allowing car insurance is that people need cars to get around in the UK, since we cannot be expected to use public transport and taxis all the time. Therefore, we need to buy insurance for legal reasons, and under Islamic law, we are also permitted to buy car insurance.

Sheikh Akram Nadwi and some others argue that no one forces us to buy car insurance since we could walk or take public transport, so it is not strictly necessary. Likewise, we do not have to buy a house because we can just rent, so that is not strictly required either. The problem is that living without a car or a house is very difficult today, so is it appropriate for us to live that way? The second group believes car insurance is halal while mortgages are haram, but Sheikh Akram Nadwi and some scholars believe both are halal.

Let us discuss this further.

The second group might argue that because a rented property is exactly the same as a property bought with a mortgage, you would not face any major hardship if you kept renting. Public transport or taxis are very different from owning your own car, so it is difficult to get around if you have to rely on them all the time.

I think this is a good point, especially outside city centers like London. Once we talk about London, the benefits of public transport or taxis are not as clear because of the constant availability of taxis, Uber, and tube stations, plus the usual hassles of owning a car like parking and traffic jams. Even in a place like London, people still end up using cars for good reasons. They are convenient, and a woman traveling to her mother's house at night is much safer in her own car than in a taxi. These two options are still very different.

A second point the second group could make is that every form of transport in the UK must legally have some level of insurance, whether it is public transport or a taxi. Since you cannot avoid supporting insurance indirectly anyway, you might as well buy insurance for your own car. However, not every house in the UK has a mortgage. The one you happen to rent might have one, but that is not always the case. So, renting is not necessarily tied to a standard mortgage, while any type of public transport, taxi, or your own car involves insurance. This is another difference between mortgages and car insurance, and it explains why some people think mortgages are not halal, while car insurance is.

To me, this is not a new idea. In Islamic law, the business practices of a landlord, taxi driver, bus company, or subway operator generally do not concern you. You are just doing business with them, just like you would with shops like Tesco or Lidl. No one can suddenly claim that shopping at these places is haram just because the owners do something that is not permitted in Islam. In both cases, your transaction is completely halal, whether you are renting a property or paying for a transport service. I feel the same logic applies to car insurance and mortgages, as there is no fundamental difference between them.

Conclusion

The first group of scholars makes a solid point that conventional mortgages and car insurance should be allowed due to necessity in some cases, since they are similar. However, for the reasons discussed above, I think their argument is wrong, so the second group is more convincing to me.

It is important to remember that the first group of scholars was pushed toward allowing conventional mortgages because they believe Islamic mortgages are the same as or even worse than traditional ones. Therefore, to them, there is no real Islamic mortgage alternative other than leasing. However, many scholars in the second group are happy to declare that traditional mortgages are haram because there are other viable alternatives besides leasing, such as Islamic mortgages, which we will discuss in another article.

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Summary: This Beijing halal food map covers new Muslim-friendly restaurants opened around Ramadan, including Korean-style barbecue, Yanji cold noodles, Anhui banmian, Turkish food, Indian food, and local Hui Muslim dining.



— Hello, Travel —

This is the third Ramadan I have spent during the pandemic. In March, I was locked down for nearly a month in Dachang, which had zero confirmed cases. I could only move around within the community, so I could not go out to visit restaurants. When Langfang lifted the lockdown in early April, I immediately packed my bags and took my family back to our home in Beijing overnight.

Back in the capital after a long absence, I was greeted by many halal restaurants that had just opened. I had only been away for half a year, but halal restaurants in Beijing were opening one after another. Overall, although some shops closed, the speed of new openings was slightly faster than the closures, so I do not have to worry about having nothing to write for my official account.

During Ramadan, we visited a new restaurant almost every night. Sometimes I treated everyone to iftar, and sometimes others treated me. There is a reward for feeding someone who is fasting, so everyone scrambled to pay the bill. The thrilling part was that just as I finished visiting the new restaurants on my list, Beijing suspended dine-in services during the May Day holiday.

This issue (the 25th issue) is very rich in content, with new additions including halal versions of Yanji cold noodles (lengmian), Anhui flat noodles (banmian), Northeast-style barbecue, Turkish food, Indian food, Korean barbecue, and new-style Chinese cuisine.

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Korean-style Xiaohuiniu Barbecue



Xiaohuiniu Barbecue is located in the ground-floor shops of Maying Village in Zhangjiawan Town, Tongzhou. It is near a residential area for Hui Muslims and close to Universal Studios, so there are many halal restaurants nearby. We even saw a barbecue night market on the roadside with stalls selling halal deep-fried stinky tofu and grilled skewers. This kind of lively atmosphere is hard to find in Beijing nowadays.



We bought a 4-person set meal on Dazhong Dianping for 288 yuan, which is 70 yuan per person. Overall, the price is cheaper than in the city center. The quality of the beef in the set is good, there are servers to help grill the meat, and the restaurant environment is spacious, making for a comfortable dining experience.



The set includes a portion of Hui beef belly and thick-cut beef tongue, as well as lamb butterfly chops and Orleans-style chicken wings. Paired with some cold dishes, it basically satisfies the appetites of four people.



The main courses are a portion of cold noodles (lengmian) and a portion of stone pot bibimbap. These two are the standard main course pairings for Korean barbecue. Both are quite delicious, and the portions are not too large, so there is no waste.



A major highlight of this place is the self-service sauce bar, which offers many flavor options. There are various dry and wet dipping sauces, and I suggest trying each one. I personally prefer the dry dipping sauces.



I have tried grilling meat at home, but a drawback is that the smoke fills the whole room. So, whenever I want to eat barbecue, I still recommend going to a restaurant. There are now several halal Korean barbecue restaurants in Beijing, such as Toupiqi and Qingu in Changying, as well as Japanese-style places like Chidao Yakiniku and Niushi, all of which are good restaurants.



Address: Shop 5, Ground Floor, Maying Village, Zhangjiawan Town

Phone: 17610562606

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Taihe beef flat noodles (banmian) from Anhui.



We originally planned to break our fast at Xiaohuiniu, but when we arrived at Zhangjiawan, we stumbled upon this halal Anhui flat noodle shop. It is located right at the entrance of the street where the Zhangjiawan mosque stands. The guys and I agreed immediately to eat our noodles here to break our fast before heading off for barbecue. Sometimes plans just cannot keep up with changes.



Taihe beef flat noodles are a specialty snack from Anhui that originated during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty. Taihe is a place in Fuyang, Anhui. The name flat noodles comes from the way the dough is flattened with a rolling pin and slapped against a cutting board.



To save room for the barbecue at Xiaohuiniu, we each ordered a small bowl of noodles. The small bowl was actually quite large and cost 10 yuan. The beef broth was rich and the wide noodles were chewy. My teammates could not stop praising them. It was everyone's first time having halal flat noodles, and we all felt the trip was worth it.

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New Chinese-style pastries: Tanggusu and Guiyizhai.



Tanggusu and Guiyizhai are the same business, located right next to each other with an interior connection. Tanggusu is the takeout window, while you can walk into Guiyizhai to shop. Young people who are not used to traditional pastries can find new flavors here.



They have halal meat floss cakes (xiaobei), egg tarts, jujube cakes, chocolate pies, muffins, Napoleon cakes, and sweetheart cakes (laopobing), as well as sugar-free cakes.



The chocolate pie is their best-selling dessert and is cheap at 8 yuan each. Given the limited options for halal desserts, this shop is quite affordable, even if it is not as good as what my wife makes.



The chocolate pie was packed with filling. Since I was still fasting, I did not get to taste it; my wife ate it all (nursing mothers do not have to fast).



Napoleon cake.

Address: Bungalow 1, Courtyard 2, Jiaomen Road.

Phone: 01067532366.

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New-style Beijing cuisine: Yimanxuan.



One evening, Tiantian had the intention (niyyah) to treat everyone to break their fast. Since we wanted to keep the cost per person reasonable, I specifically chose this newly opened restaurant near Xidan.



Qianlong cabbage.

Qianlong cabbage (qianlong baicai) is a cold dish made with Chinese cabbage, sesame paste, honey, and sugar.



Dry-fried young chicken (ganbian ziji).

This Sichuan-style dry-fried young chicken is deep-fried first, so it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is topped with dried chili strips for a spicy, fragrant flavor that is just right.



Stir-fried lamb (baohu).

Baohu is basically stir-fried lamb, but cooked over higher heat for a longer time. You eat it with sesame flatbread (shaobing), which is soft enough to stuff the meat inside. This dish is quite popular.



Fried cornmeal buns with stinky tofu (zha wotou choudoufu).

This is a favorite among old Beijingers. You spread stinky tofu on fried cornmeal buns. Don't smell it; just hold your breath and eat it, and you won't notice the smell.



Noodles with thick gravy (dalu mian).

We chose these noodles with thick gravy as our main course. One big bowl serves three people. The handmade noodles and the gravy are both carefully prepared and highly recommended.

5

Northwest cuisine at Lili Yangke.



During Ramadan, Lili Yangke provides dates for those fasting to break their fast. They also prioritize serving food to guests breaking their fast; just tell the server it is an iftar meal, and the chef will serve it on time.



The waitresses at Lili Yangke wear headscarves, and I saw them performing namaz after breaking their fast.



We use boiled dates to break our fast, following the Sunnah.



The deluxe version of eight-treasure tea (babao cha), also known as three-cannon tea (sanpaotai) in Lanzhou, is always filled to the brim when you visit a home in the Northwest.



Hezhou steamed buns (Hezhou baozi) are not a main course here; in the Northwest, they are served as an appetizer before the meal.



Milk and egg fermented rice soup (niunai jidan laozao) is a Northwest dessert that can be eaten before or after a meal.



Their Dongxiang free-range chicken (Dongxiang liuda ji) is excellent. The meat is tender and has a great texture that is clearly different from regular chicken.



The golden bread roasted lamb leg (huangjin mianbao kao yangtui) is their signature dish. You need to order it an hour in advance because it is baked to order. Once the bread is cut open, it is filled with pre-cut pieces of lamb, and the quality of the meat is excellent.



The small fried dough (youxiang) is fluffy and delicious, and you can eat it like a snack. Many places do not fry youxiang regularly, only on important days, which makes the food feel sacred. There is even a custom that you must break it by hand to eat it. These are local traditions that do not come from the Quran or Hadith. We respect these traditions, but we should also know where they come from.

Address: No. 15 Guangqu Jiayuan, Guangqumen Outer Street.

Phone: 13777836511.

6

Xinjiang Cuisine: Ziyuan.



There are Xinjiang restaurants everywhere in Beijing now, but this one stands out for its decor. People say they hired the famous Japanese designer Shuhei Aoyama. The master's design fee was as high as 2,000 yuan per square meter, which shows the owner has very high standards for aesthetics.



Since they hired a master designer, they are naturally careful about choosing ingredients. The owner is a Hui Muslim from Xinjiang, so the ingredients come directly from Xinjiang.



We saw a note on the menu: 'The restaurant's chefs all come from ethnic minority regions in Xinjiang.' This description speaks for itself. Those who know, know. This is how ethnic restaurants from Xinjiang write it these days.



Actually, before eating at Ziyuan, we had already broken our fast at a nearby Yunnan restaurant called Dianxinyuan. We just happened to pass by here and thought, since we came all this way, we might as well go in and sit for a while.



We ordered a meat-filled flatbread (rou nang). Even though we were very full, we still thought it was delicious. It had plenty of filling and lots of meat.



We also ordered a skewer of grilled lamb liver and a skewer of red willow grilled meat (hongliu kaorou). The ingredients were all very fresh and satisfying.



Address: Block B, Podium Building, AVIC Plaza, Ronghua South Road.

Phone: 13511041942.

7

Turkish Cuisine: SIMIT PALACE.



This is a newly opened Turkish restaurant in the Asian Games Village. The owner is a Turkish man from Istanbul, and his wife is from Beijing. In 2005, they opened a Turkish restaurant called Osman on Lucky Street.



The restaurant has only one floor, with the kitchen on the second floor. The first floor serves desserts, bread, and coffee, making it a great spot for a casual afternoon tea.



I bought some bread to try. It was made very delicately, and after my wife checked it, she said it was quite good.



I love drinking coffee and enjoy the feeling of relaxing in a cafe. Since we cannot drink water during the day in Ramadan, we went at night. I couldn't resist ordering a cup of strong Turkish coffee, even if it meant I might not sleep well later.



The coffee cups here are very delicate and decorated with patterns of dragon robes.



Rice pudding (sutlac) is a small dessert that originated in the Middle East, made by baking cooked rice with milk and butter.



Usually, you should eat Turkish food at a Turkish restaurant, but I saw fried chicken, french fries, and burgers on the menu and couldn't resist. After all, halal Western-style fast food is not as common in Beijing as Turkish restaurants, and we consider Turkish food to be Western cuisine anyway.



The fries and burgers are made to order. The cheese and meat patty in the burger were delicious. This burger combo costs over 50 yuan.

Address: First floor, Building 17, Courtyard 5, Anding Road.

Phone: 13718618634.

8

Yanji Cuisine: Xiangyu Jubinyuan.



This place also opened recently. They serve halal Yanji cold noodles (lengmian) and double-stir-fried meat (guobaorou), which my friends from Northeast China will recognize.



The double-stir-fried meat is sweet and sour, and it is eaten as a side dish with the cold noodles.



Although this is the first restaurant to focus on halal Yanji cold noodles, many barbecue restaurants in Beijing serve halal cold noodles that taste just as good.



Spicy shredded pollock (ban mingtaiyu si).

Spicy shredded pollock is a specialty snack of the Korean ethnic group. It is mixed with Korean chili paste and has a salty, sweet, and slightly spicy taste.



Spicy mixed beef (la ban niurou).

Spicy mixed beef is also a common cold dish for the Korean ethnic group, but they usually use dog meat. Since we cannot eat dog meat, we use beef instead.

Address: No. 1 Beicaochang Hutong, a century-old classic.

Phone: 18501952822

9

Fusion cuisine, Qingxiangge Crayfish, and Anhui Flat Noodles King.



Qingxiangge opened a crayfish shop in Tuanjiehu, specializing in fresh, spicy crayfish. They also opened an Anhui Flat Noodles King (Anhui banmian wang) next door. The iron pot stew (tieguo dun) upstairs and the two shops downstairs all belong to Qingxiangge.



As usual, we couldn't resist ordering a bowl of beef flat noodles (niurou banmian) from next door. Coincidentally, they also sell hot dry noodles (reganmian), so we brought both bowls over to the crayfish shop to break our fast.



Hot dry noodles (reganmian)

In my opinion, the hot dry noodles are better than the beef flat noodles. The hot dry noodles are a bit spicy but very fragrant, similar to what I ate in Wuhan. For beef flat noodles, I prefer the place in Zhangjiawan.



Beef flat noodles (niurou banmian)



The crayfish are fresh, and you can taste it. You must order at least two jin (one kilogram). The price is a bit high, but the chef can help peel the shrimp. You can add noodles to the leftover sauce after eating the shrimp. It is very fragrant but also quite spicy. If you cannot handle spice, I suggest choosing the thirteen-spice (shisanxiang) flavor.



The hand-rolled noodles mixed with the sauce are delicious. The texture of the noodles is similar to noodles with stir-fried meat (guoyourou banmian).



Spicy chicken (lazi ji)

The spicy chicken at this shop is very delicious. The chili peppers are especially fragrant, and it is worth recommending.



Spanish mackerel dumplings (bayu shuijiao)

Qingxiangge started by selling Dalian seafood, so their menu naturally includes Spanish mackerel dumplings. The filling is made of whole mackerel meat, which is pure, soft, and savory.

Address: Five single-story houses on the south side of Building 20, Baijiazhuang Dongli.

Phone: 18911210255

10

Indian Cuisine: Love in Curry



This shop is tucked away. It has been in the basement of Hongqiao Market for five years, but I only found out about it this year.



The space is small, just a stall in the basement food court, but it is clean and hygienic. They do not sell alcohol. Honestly, I have never seen an Indian or Pakistani brother run a restaurant that sells alcohol.



When eating Indian food, curry and naan bread (nangbing) are must-haves. If I want more options, I add fried rice or roasted chicken. Naan and curry come in many flavors, but I recommend the butter naan and lamb curry.



Indian and Pakistani barbecue has bright colors because it is marinated with spices. The green dipping sauce is made from spinach juice.



Deep-fried vegetable curry puffs (samosa)

Address: B1 Food Court, Hongqiao Market, Chongwenmen Outer Street

Phone: 15210944043

11

Beijing Cuisine: Yuelangzhai



In Xiguanshi Village, Changping, there is a halal restaurant with a famous history. Before I arrived, I learned that the restaurant was once an Imperial Escort Agency (yushan biaoju), named for protecting Empress Dowager Cixi during her escape to Xi'an.

Yuelangzhai Restaurant started in 2014. The Li family ancestors were professional escorts. Although that trade no longer exists, the descendants of the Li family are good cooks. Using their ancestral property, they decided to open a restaurant.



At the entrance, a screen wall is carved with the four characters for Imperial Escort Agency. Research confirms it was indeed bestowed by the emperor. The Imperial Escort Agency was originally called Xiguangyu Escort Agency. To protect Empress Dowager Cixi as she left Beijing, the owner Li Entao recommended Yang Juchuan to accompany her all the way to Xi'an and back to Beijing.



The front hall has a dragon chair with a yellow robe hanging nearby. In the center hangs a plaque that reads Yuelangzhai, showing that this shop once served the royal family.



Walking through the porch into the main hall, the space is wide. The interior uses a traditional Chinese style that is simple and elegant. The restaurant has two floors: the first floor has open seating, and the second floor has private rooms.



Inside a private room, the decor remains traditional Chinese with square tables and wooden stools. Calligraphy and ink paintings hang on the walls, creating an atmosphere that feels like traveling back to the late Qing Dynasty.



Vinegar-fried wood-ear and egg (culiu muxu) is a common Beijing home-style dish found in many restaurants. It should be called culiu muxi because the fried eggs look like osmanthus flowers (muxi). It requires high culinary skill; it looks simple, but it is not easy to make well.



Manager Li highly recommended these beef meatballs. He said he usually avoids ordering this dish at other restaurants because they often use too many fillers and not enough beef, but the beef meatballs at Yuelangzhai are made with real, quality ingredients. I picked one up and took a bite. It was just as Manager Li said, full of beef flavor with no taste of starch or other fillers. The meatballs were soft, delicious, and melted in my mouth.



Pan-seared tofu (guota doufu) is a classic Beijing-Shandong dish. You cut the tofu into 5-centimeter squares, mince shrimp into a paste, and mix it with egg wash. Dip the tofu in the egg mixture, pan-fry it over low heat, and when the oil is about 60 percent hot, slide the tofu into the pan. Fry both sides until golden brown, then cover and simmer until the sauce reduces.



For the main course, we had grilled noodles (zhizi kaomian). I had heard of grilled meat (zhizi kaorou) before, but never grilled noodles. Manager Li said he invented this dish. He seasons hand-rolled noodles and stir-fries them on a hot iron grill, similar to stir-fried noodles. The high heat of the grill adds a lot of aroma and texture, and it is very popular with diners.

Address: No. 8, Houchang Street, Xiguanshi Village, Yangfang Town

Phone: 01069760863

12

Northeast Chinese Cuisine: Baixiaobei Northeast Barbecue



This is the only halal Northeast-style barbecue restaurant in Beijing. It just opened, so we organized a group of friends to visit during the trial period. Northeast barbecue is known for small skewers, which is different from Northeast stir-fry dishes that come in large portions.



Boiled beef tripe (shuan niudu)

I don't mind small portions because it lets me try more flavors and helps avoid food waste.



Stir-fried screw snails (baochao dingluo)

Once the tips of the screw snails are broken off, you just suck on them to pull the meat out. The texture is crisp, tender, and chewy.



Fruit cold noodles (shuiguo lengmian). I have to say, the cold noodles here are quite authentic and taste much better than the halal Yanji cold noodles I mentioned earlier.



The skewers are called 'Five Elements Lacking Skewers' (wuxing que chuan). I don't know what that means, but I can tell it's beef, and the yellow part is cheese.



This dish is called 'Super Big Salad' (wocao chaoji da shala) because it is served on a huge plate. People from the Northeast love eating raw vegetables, and the owner gave us this cold salad for free.



Grilled oysters and scallops are a must. The ingredients are very fresh, but they are not cheap.



Deep-sea turbot head (shenhai dieyutou). This fish has sharp teeth and a fierce temperament. The more aggressive the fish, the firmer and tastier the meat.



The cold-tossed fish skin (liangban yupi) has no fishy smell, which shows it is very fresh, and it tastes crisp and refreshing. Cold-tossed fish skin is a classic home-style dish in Northeast China. I wanted to try the roasted silkworm pupae (kao canyong), but my friend talked me out of it because they were scared.



Shenyang chicken rack (jijia) is also a very famous local specialty in the Northeast. The chicken rack is fried until it is golden and crispy, and you can even chew the bones. This shop has a wide variety of small skewers, covering almost all the signature barbecue dishes of the Northeast. The prices are a bit high, with an average cost of over 150 yuan per person.

Address: Ground floor shops on the east side of Dajiaoting International Business Hotel, Guangqu Road.

Phone: 13041118808

13

Beijing Cuisine · Xingyuanzhai Halal Restaurant



It is not easy to find a halal restaurant near the Mutianyu Great Wall in Huairou. Fortunately, there are two halal restaurants right next to each other in Sanduhe Village. I introduced one before, called Sudan Pakistan Restaurant, and the other is this Xingyuanzhai. Xingyuanzhai is a farmhouse-style restaurant with a spacious, two-story layout. In the summer, you can also sit in the courtyard to eat barbecue.



The owner is a Hui Muslim from Shunyi. This shop was originally located in Shunyi and is related to the famous Fushouzhai Hot Pot Restaurant in Shunyi. They just moved to Huairou during the pandemic.



A must-eat in Huairou is the roasted rainbow trout (kao hongzunyu), which is a local farmhouse specialty. Rainbow trout is a cold-water fish with teeth in its mouth. It has a fierce nature and requires high water quality, so its meat is quite delicious.



I originally said I wanted to eat small skewers, but the owner recommended that they have freshly slaughtered lamb, so I could have a pound of freshly grilled large skewers, which are even more fragrant.



Cornmeal flatbread (hubing) stuffed with chives and eggs.



Address: Sanduhe Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District.

Phone: 18910316080

14

Fusion Cuisine · Sayierier



Sayierier Silk Road Cuisine focuses on food from the Silk Road, so it should not be seen as just Xinjiang-style. It also features Mediterranean specialties, as well as Sichuan, Huaiyang, Hunan, Cantonese, and seafood dishes, making it a fusion restaurant.



The environment is upscale and the prices are not cheap, with an average cost of around 200 yuan per person.



There is free ice cream and snacks you can help yourself to while waiting for a table.



The complimentary bread and spicy onion salad (pilahong) served before the meal are also delicious, not just some thrown-together freebie.



For the Mediterranean salad, the dragon fruit and mango are shaped like roses.



Four of us shared a classic grilled meat platter for 328 yuan, which included beef, lamb, vegetables, and seafood. Adding a few carb-heavy sides was plenty. The food tasted great and the service was attentive. I plan to bring more people next time to try other dishes.

Address: 1st Floor, No. F2 Huayuan Road

Phone: 13161344588

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Summary: This Beijing mosque guide gives public transport routes, addresses, and visiting details for 70 mosques, helping Muslim travelers find historic prayer places across the city.

The author Shi Wenbo gave me this travel guide before he passed away. He hoped it would add to my work on existing and lost mosques in Beijing. The article lists transport details for 70 mosques in Beijing, which was missing from my original text.

About the author:

Shi Wenbo (1989-2022) was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In September 2006, he was admitted to the Basic Science Class of Mathematics and Physics at Tsinghua University without an entrance exam. He transferred to the Department of Materials Science at Tsinghua in 2007 and earned his bachelor's degree in engineering in 2010. In 2010, he was admitted to the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University to pursue a doctorate in inorganic chemistry without an entrance exam.

1 Xicheng District (formerly Xuanwu District)

1.1 Niujie Mosque

The oldest and most famous mosque in Beijing.

Address: Niujie, Xicheng District (facing the main road).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 7 to Guang'anmennei Station (Exit C). Walk east along Guang'anmennei Street to the north entrance of Niujie, then turn right and walk straight south along Niujie to reach it.

(2) Take bus 10, 48, 88, or 717 to the Niujie Mosque stop. Or take bus 5, 6, 38, 57, 109, 381, 477, or Te 5 to the Niujie Lukou Xi stop, then walk straight south along Niujie to reach it.



1.2 Houheyan Mosque

Address: Houheyan, Changchun Street, Xicheng District (inside the residential compound).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 2 to Changchun Jie Station (Exit C1). Walk along the west wall of Building 12 on Xuanwumen West Street to enter the compound. The mosque is in the alley opposite the Sanmiao Community Residents' Committee.

(2) Take bus 9, 67, 337, 673, Te 2, Te 7, Te 13, or Te 14 to the Changchun Jie Lukou Dong stop. Walk along the west wall of Building 12 on Xuanwumen West Street to enter the compound. The mosque is in the alley opposite the Sanmiao Community Residents' Committee.



1.3 Qianmen Mosque

Also known as the "Saozhu Hutong Mosque."

Address: Saozhu Hutong, Qianmen, Xicheng District (inside the hutong).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 2 to Qianmen Station (Exit C). Walk south along Meishi Street on the west side of Tiananmen Square to Beihuoshan Hutong. Turn right, follow Beihuoshan Hutong to the intersection, then turn left to arrive.

(2) Take bus 5, 8, 17, 20, 22, 48, 59, 66, 69, 71, 82, 93, 120, 622, 623, Te 4, Te 7, or Te 11 to Qianmen Station. Alternatively, take bus 9, 22, 44 (inner), 44 (outer), 67, 337, 608, 901 (express), or Te 2 to Qianmen West Station. Walk south along Meishi Street on the west side of Tiananmen Square to Beihuoshan Hutong. Turn right, follow Beihuoshan Hutong to the intersection, then turn left to arrive.



2 Xicheng District

2.1 Sanlihe Mosque

Address: Yuetan South Street, Xicheng District (inside the residential compound).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 1 to Muxidi Station (Exit A1). Walk north along Sanlihe Road to Yuetan South Street. Turn right, walk east along Yuetan South Street to the Everbright Bank, then turn left into the residential compound.

(2) Take bus 13, 21, 32, 65, or 68 to Sanlihe East Entrance Station. Walk west along Yuetan South Street to the Everbright Bank, then turn right into the residential compound to arrive.



2.2 Fayuan Mosque

Also known as the Deshengmen Outer Mosque.

Address: Northeast corner of Deshengmen Bridge, North Second Ring Road, Xicheng District (by the road).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 2 to Jishuitan Station (Exit A). Walk east along the North Second Ring Road to Deshengmen Bridge to arrive.

(2) Take bus 5, 55, 305, 625, 670, 909, or Te 13 to Deshengmen Outer Station. Alternatively, take bus 27, 44 (outer), 315, 380, 409, 872, 880, 880 (express), 880 (section), 883 (express), 885, 919, 919 (express), or Te 13 to Deshengmen Station. You can also take bus 44 (inner), 344 (express), 345, 345 (express), 881, 883, 886, 888, 888 (express), 888 (section), 889, Te 12 (inner), or Te 12 (outer) to Deshengmen West Station to arrive.



2.3 Zhengyuan Mosque

Address: Dongguanying Hutong, Xicheng District (inside the residential compound).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 4 to Xinjiekou Station (Exit C). Walk south along Zhaodengyu Road to Dongguanying Hutong. Turn right into Dongguanying Hutong and you will arrive at the residential complex.

Take bus 7 or 47 to Baochan Hutong Station. Walk north along Zhaodengyu Road to Dongguanying Hutong. Turn left into Dongguanying Hutong and you will arrive at the residential complex.



2.4 Jinshifang Street Mosque

Also known as the Qingzhen Pushou Mosque, it was originally located on Jinshifang Street in Xicheng District, next to Beijing No. 159 Middle School. It has been demolished and rebuilt.



3 Dongcheng District (formerly Chongwen District)

3.1 Huashi Mosque

Address: West Huashi Street, Dongcheng District (along the road)

Transport:

Take Subway Line 2 or 5 to Chongwenmen Station (Exit C2). Walk south along Chongwenmen Outer Street to West Huashi Street. Turn left and walk straight east along West Huashi Street to arrive.

Take bus 8, 12, or 525 to Yangshikou Station. Walk east along West Huashi Street to arrive.



3.2 Shazikou Mosque

Address: Anlelin Road, Shazikou, Dongcheng District (inside the residential complex)

Transport:

Take bus 7 or 986 to Shazikou East Station, or bus 2, 17, 40, 69, 71, 72, 93, 504, 622, 821, 828, 849, 849 (Express), 943, 943 (Express), 943 (Section), 997, or BRT 1 to Shazikou Station. The mosque is inside the residential complex on the south side of Anlelin Road.



4 Dongcheng District

4.1 Dongsi Mosque

Address: Dongsi South Street, Dongcheng District (along the road)

Transport:

Take Subway Line 5 or Line 6 to Dongsi Station (Exit D) and walk south along Dongsi South Street.

Take bus 106, 110, 116, 684, or 685 to the Dongsi Lukou South stop.



4.2 Dongzhimenwai Mosque

Address: Dongwai Xiejie, Dongcheng District (along the road).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 2 or Line 13 to Dongzhimen Station (Exit B), walk east along Dongzhimenwai Street to Dongwai Xiejie, then turn left and walk north along Dongwai Xiejie.

Take bus 855, 934, 935, or 935 (Express) to the Dongzhimenwai stop, or take bus 3, 24, 106, 107, 110, 117, 120, 123, 131, 132, 401, 404, 413, 416, 418, 536, 635, 659, 675, 688, 850, 850 (Express), 866, 867, 909, 915, 915 (Express), 915 (Section), 916, 916 (Express), 918, 918 (Express), 936, 942, 942 (Express), 942 (Section), 942 (Branch), 955, 955 (Express), 966, 974, 980, or 980 (Express) to the Dongzhimen stop. Walk east along Dongzhimenwai Street to Dongwai Xiejie, then turn left and walk north along Dongwai Xiejie.



4.3 Douban Hutong Mosque

Commonly known as the Bean Sprout Mosque (Douyacai Qingzhensi).

Address: Douban Hutong, Chaoyangmen, Dongcheng District (along the road).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 2 or Line 6 to Chaoyangmen Station (Exit H) and walk north along Douban Hutong.

Take bus 58, 101, 109, 110, 112, or 420 to the Chaoyangmennei stop and walk north along Douban Hutong.



4.4 Andingmenwai Mosque

Also called the Ditan Mosque (Ditan Qingzhensi).

Address: Shanglong Xili Community, Andingmenwai, Dongcheng District (inside the residential area).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 2 to Andingmen Station (Exit A). Walk north along Andingmen Outer Street to Ande Road. Turn left and walk west along Ande Road to Shanglong Xili. Enter the residential area between buildings 31 and 33 to arrive.

Take bus 27, 119, 125, 301, 407, 426, 430, 909, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 3, or BRT 3 (Section) to Andingmen Outer Street Station. Walk north along Andingmen Outer Street to Ande Road. Turn left and walk west along Ande Road to Shanglong Xili. Enter the residential area between buildings 31 and 33 to arrive.



5 Chaoyang District

5.1 Changying Mosque

Address: Changying Hui Muslim Township, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District (next to the road).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 6 to Huangqu Station (Exit B). Walk east along Chaoyang North Road to arrive.

Take bus 364, 488, 499, 499 (Express), 506, 517, 583, 585, 586, 911, or Special 115 to Changying Station. Walk south along Guanzhuang Road to Chaoyang North Road. Turn right and walk west along Chaoyang North Road to arrive.



5.2 Nanxiapo Mosque

Also known as Yabaolu Mosque.

Address: Chaowai West Street, Yabaolu, Chaoyang District (inside the residential area).

Transport:

Take Subway Line 2 or 6 to Chaoyangmen Station (Exit A). Walk south along Chaoyangmen South Street to Yabaolu. Turn left and walk east along Yabaolu to Chaowai West Street. Turn left and walk north along Chaowai West Street to arrive.

Take bus 44 (Inner), 44 (Outer), 58, 650, Special 2, Special 12 (Inner), or Special 12 (Outer) to Yabaolu Station. Walk east along Yabaolu to Chaowai West Street. Turn left and walk north along Chaowai West Street to arrive.



5.3 Guanzhuang Mosque

One of the mosques with the smallest land area in Beijing.

Address: Guanzhuang Road, Chaoyang District (inside the residential area).

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Batong Line to Guanzhuang Station (Exit B). Walk north along Shuangqiao East Road to Yangzha Roundabout. Turn left and walk west along Chaoyang Road to Guanzhuang Road. Turn right and walk north along Guanzhuang Road. The mosque is inside the residential area on the east side of the road.

(2) Take bus 364, 488, 506, 583, 639, or Zhuan 115 to Guanzhuang Lukou North Station. Walk south along Guanzhuang Road. The mosque is inside the residential area on the east side of the road.



5.4 Yangzha Mosque

Address: Inside Yangzha Village, Shuangqiao East Road, Chaoyang District.

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Batong Line to Guanzhuang Station (Exit B). Walk north along Shuangqiao East Road to reach it.

(2) Take bus 442, 583, 648 to Yangzha Roundabout East Station, or bus 532, BRT 2, BRT 2 (Section), or Zhuan 115 to Yangzha Station. Walk south along Shuangqiao East Road to the entrance of Yangzha Village. Turn left into the village to reach it.



5.5 Xihui Mosque

Address: Inside Xihui Village, west side, Chaoyang District.

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Batong Line to Guanzhuang Station (Exit D). Walk west along Jianguo Road to the entrance of Xihui Village. Turn left and walk south into the village to reach it.

(2) Take bus 312 or 666 to Yangzha Lukou West Station. Walk west along Jianguo Road to the entrance of Xihui Village. Turn left and walk south into the village to reach it.



5.6 Dongbalizhuang Mosque

Address: Inside the residential area at the southeast corner of Honglingjin Bridge, East Fourth Ring Road, Chaoyang District.

Transport:

(1) Take bus 450, 496, 657, 690, 740 (Inner), 740 (Outer), or Te 9 (Outer) to Honglingjin Bridge South Station. Walk east along the road on the north side of the canal to enter the residential area.



5.7 Xiaohongmen Mosque

Address: Inside the residential area on Hongfang Road, Xiaohongmen, Chaoyang District.

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Yizhuang Line to Xiaohongmen Station (Exit D). Walk west along Xiaohongmen East Road to Xiaohongmen Road. Turn left and walk south along the main road of Xiaohongmen Road to Hongfang Road. Turn left and walk east along Hongfang Road to the Xiaohongmen Stainless Steel City. Turn right into the residential area and take the left fork at the three-way intersection to arrive. [Note: The side road of Xiaohongmen Road is closed due to demolition.]

(2) Take Bus 985 to Hongfang Road West Entrance Station. Walk west along Hongfang Road to the Xiaohongmen Stainless Steel City. Turn left into the residential area and take the left fork at the three-way intersection to arrive.



5.8 Wanziying Mosque

Address: Inside Wanziying Village, Heizhuanghu Township, Chaoyang District

Transport:

(1) Take Bus 397 to Wanziying Station. Walk west into the village and go straight to arrive.



5.9 Kangying Mosque

Address: Inside Kangying Village, Sunhe Township, Chaoyang District

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 15 to Sunhe Station (Exit D). Walk south along Jingshen Road (G101), pass the Jingping Expressway intersection, and continue south to Kangying Avenue. Turn left and walk east along Kangying Avenue to Lanhua Yuan East Road. Turn right and walk south along Lanhua Yuan East Road to Kangying South Road. Turn right and walk west along Kangying South Road to arrive.

(2) Take Bus 405, 415, 538, 586, 847, 854, 923, or 991 to Sunhe Bus Terminal, or Bus 696, 850, 857, 867, 915, 915 (branch), 916, 918, 934, 936, 942, 942 (branch), 942 (sub-branch), or 980 to Sunhe Station. Walk east along Kangying Avenue to Lanhua Yuan East Road. Turn right and walk south along Lanhua Yuan East Road to Kangying South Road. Turn right and walk west along Kangying South Road to arrive.



6 Haidian District

6.1 Haidian Mosque

Address: Suzhou Street, Haidian District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 10 to Suzhou Street Station (Exit A). Walk north along Suzhou Street to arrive.

(2) Take Bus 26, 302, 374, 528, Yuntong 110, Yuntong 114, Yuntong 118, or Yuntong 124 to Beijing Seismological Bureau Station. Walk south along Suzhou Street to arrive.



6.2 Madian Mosque

Address: Northwest corner of Madian Bridge, North Third Ring Road, Haidian District (along the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 123, 344 (Express), 345, 361, 367, 671, 695, 847, 848, 881, 883, 889, Yuntong 101, Yuntong 104, or Yuntong 201 to Madianqiao West Station. Head east along the North Third Ring Road to Madian East Road, then turn left and head north along Madian East Road to arrive.



6.3 Anheqiao Mosque

Address: Xiangshan Road, Haidian District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 331, 563, 563 (Section), Te 5, or Yuntong 112 to Qinglongqiao Station. Head west along Xiangshan Road to arrive.



6.4 Shucun Mosque

Address: Shucun Road, Haidian District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 393, 636, Te 4, Yuntong 118, or Yuntong 123 to Shucun Dongkou Station. Head west along Nongda South Road to Shucun Road, then turn left and head south along Shucun Road to arrive.



6.5 Qinghe Mosque

Address: Xiaoqinghe Road, Haidian District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 305, 307, 315, 328, 333 (Inner), 345, 355, 379, 392, 398, 407, 478, 490, 518, 577, 606, 607, 609, 618, 625, 632, 670, 693, 753, 909, Yuntong 103, or Yuntong 109 to Qinghe North Station. Follow the Beijing-Tibet Expressway (G6) frontage road to Xiaoqinghe Road on the north side of Qinghe, then turn right and head west along Xiaoqinghe Road to arrive.



6.6 Landianchang Mosque

Address: Century City Cultural Plaza, Landianchang Middle Road, Haidian District (inside the Cultural Plaza)

Transport:

(1) Take Subway Line 10 to Huoqiying Station (Exit A). Walk west along Landianchang Road to Landianchang Middle Road. Turn left and walk south along Landianchang Middle Road to the Century City Cultural Plaza. The destination is on your left.

(2) Take bus 360, 365, 425, or 539 to Landianchang Middle Road Station. Walk north along Landianchang Middle Road to the Century City Cultural Plaza. The destination is on your right.



6.7 Siwangfu Mosque

Address: Inside Pingxi Siwangfu Village, Haidian District.

Transport:

(1) Take bus 331, 505, 563, 563 (branch), 696, Special 5, or Yuntong 112 to Xiangquan Roundabout Station. Walk west along Xiangshan Road to the gas station. Turn right and head north into Pingxi Siwangfu Village. Go straight to the fork and take the right path. Follow the village road to the T-junction, then turn left. The destination is inside the alley.



7 Fengtai District

7.1 Fengtai Mosque

Address: Along Wenti Road, Beidadi, Fengtai District.

Transport:

(1) Take bus 77, 83, 310, 313, 340, 349, 351, 354, 480, 602, 658, 694, 736, 740 (inner), 740 (outer), 840, 845, 959, 967, 969, Special 7, Special 9 (inner), Special 9 (outer), or Yuntong 115 to Beidadi Station. Walk south along the West Fourth Ring Road to the Postal Savings Bank. Turn left and head east to Wenti Road. Turn right and walk south along Wenti Road to reach the destination.



7.2 Nanyuan Mosque

Address: Inside Nanyuan Xinhua Road, Fengtai District.

Transport:

(1) Take bus 343, 353, 353 (branch), 556, 610, 954, or Yuntong 115 to Xinhua Road South Entrance Station. Walk east along Jingbei West Road to Xinhua Road. Turn left and follow Xinhua Road into the village to West First Alley (Xi Toudao Jie). Turn left and walk west along West First Alley to reach the destination.



7.3 Changxindian Mosque

Address: Inside Changxindian Town, Fengtai District.

Transport:

(1) Take bus 329, 339, 391, 459, 662, 837, 896, 897, 952, or 983 to Changxindian Nankou Station. Walk north along Zhoukoudian Road to Jiaotang Hutong. Turn left into the village and walk west along Jiaotang Hutong until you reach Changxindian Main Street.



8 Shijingshan District

8.1 Moshikou Mosque

Address: Moshikou Nanli, Shijingshan District (inside the residential compound)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 489, 597, 961, or 972 to Moshikou Nanli Station. Walk west along Jinding North Road to the Moshikou Nanli residential compound. Enter the compound, walk straight to Building 21, and turn right to arrive.



9 Daxing District

9.1 Huangcun Mosque

Address: Sanzhong Lane, Xingfeng Street, Daxing District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take the Daxing Line subway to Huangcun Xidajie Station (Exit B). Walk east along Huangcun West Street to Xingfeng Street. Turn left and walk north along Xingfeng Street to arrive.

(2) Take bus 842, 848, 937, Daxing 12, Daxing 26, Daxing 36, or Daxing 59 to Sanzhong Lane Station to arrive.



9.2 Xihongmen Mosque

Address: Xihongmen Town, Daxing District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take the Daxing Line subway to Xihongmen Station (Exit B1). Walk north along Xinning Street to Hongfu Road. Turn right and walk east along Hongfu Road, passing Xinwang Street to arrive.

(2) Take bus 474, 631, 646, 829, or Zhuan 169 to Hongfu Road East Entrance Station to arrive.



9.3 Langgezhuang Mosque

Address: Langgezhuang West Village, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 827, 844, 844 (short route), Daxing 23, Daxing 24, or Daxing 45 to Langgezhuang Station, then head north into the village and go straight to reach it.



9.4 Xueying Mosque

Address: Xueying Village, Panggezhuang Town, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 842, 937, Daxing 28, or Daxing 46 to Xueying Station, then follow Qingzheng Road into the village and go straight west to reach it.



9.5 Liushizhuang Mosque

Address: Liushizhuang Village, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 842 to Likecun Station, head east to Liushizhuang Village, and go straight into the village to reach it.



9.6 Yufa Mosque

Address: Yufa Old Village, Yufa Town, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 842 or 937 to Jinrong Street Station, head north along Jinrong Street, cross Yuxiang Road, and continue straight to reach it. [Note: Yufa Old Village has been demolished]



9.7 Xin'anzhuang Mosque

Address: Xin'anzhuang Village, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

Take bus Daxing 28 to Xinzhuang Village station, then head east along the village road to arrive.



9.8 Cuizhihuiying Mosque

Address: Cuizhihuiying Village, Daxing District (inside the village).

Transport:

Take bus Daxing 27 to Cuizhihuiying station to arrive.



9.9 Lixian Mosque

Address: Lixian Town, Daxing District (next to the road).

Transport:

Take bus Daxing 24 to Lixian West Gate station to arrive.



9.10 Tianying Mosque

Address: Tianjiaying Village, Daxing District (inside the village).

Transport:

Take bus Daxing 24 to Tianjiaying station, head south into the village to the fork, take the left path, then turn right at the T-junction to arrive.



9.11 Tongying Mosque

Address: Tongying Hui Muslim Township, Anding Town, Daxing District (inside the village).

Transport:

Take bus Daxing 24 to Tongying station, head east into the village to the fork, take the left path and go straight to arrive.



9.12 Dongbaita Mosque

Address: Dongbaita Village, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus Daxing 23 to Xichang Station, head east along Xidong Road, pass Baida Road, and keep going straight to arrive.



9.13 Qingyundian Mosque

Address: Sici Village, Qingyundian Town, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 940 to Qingyundian Wucun Station, or bus Daxing 17 or Daxing 20 to Qingyundian Hospital Station. Head north into the village to the fork, take the left path, and go straight west to arrive.



9.14 Caiyu Mosque

Address: Xiyi Village, Caiyu Town, Daxing District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 940 or Daxing 20 to Caiyu Xiyi Village Station. Head west along Caixin Road to the entrance of Caiyu Xiyi Village, turn left, and head south into the village to arrive.



10 Tongzhou District

10.1 Tongxian Mosque

Address: Huimin Hutong, Tongzhou District (inside the alley)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 322, 342, 435, 626, 648, 666, 667, 804, 806, 808, Tongzhou 6, Tongzhou 12, Tongzhou 19, or Tongzhou 46 to Xinhua Street Station. Head east along Xinhua East Street to South Street, turn right and head south along South Street to Huimin Hutong, then turn left and head east along Huimin Hutong to arrive.



10.2 Tongzhou Xiguan Mosque

The original site was on Yudaihe West Street in Beiyuan, Tongzhou, but it has been demolished and rebuilt.



10.3 Beiguan Mosque in Tongzhou

The original site was on Xinhua North Road in Beiguan, Tongzhou, but it has been demolished and rebuilt.



10.4 Zhangjiawan Mosque

Address: Inside the village in Zhangjiawan Town, Tongzhou District.

Transport:

Take bus 801, 801 (short route), 802, 806, or Tongzhou bus 14 to Zhangjiawan Town Station. Go east into the village and walk straight to reach it.



10.5 Zaolinzhuang Mosque

Address: Inside the village in Zaolinzhuang Village, Tongzhou District.

Transport:

Take Tongzhou bus 14 to Zaolinzhuang South Entrance Station. Go east into the village to the T-junction, then turn left and head north to reach it.



10.6 Fatou Mosque

Address: Inside the village in Fatou Village, Tongzhou District.

Transport:

Take Tongzhou bus 14 to Zhangjiawan Town Fatou Station. Go west into the village to the Hualian Supermarket intersection, then turn right and head north to reach it.



10.7 Yujiawu Mosque

Address: Inside the village in Yujiawu Hui Ethnic Township, Tongzhou District.

Transport:

Take bus 801 or 801 (short route) to Yujiawu Dongkou station. Walk west along Tongfang Road to the intersection, then turn right and head north into the village.



10.8 Yongledian Mosque

Address: Yongledian Town, Tongzhou District (by the road)

Transport:

Take bus 801 or 801 (short route) to Yongledian Cun Xikou station. Walk west along Tongfang Road to reach it.



10.9 Majuqiao Mosque

Address: Majuqiao, Tongzhou District (inside the residential area)

Transport:

Take bus 927 to Majuqiao Beimen station. Walk south along the old Huoma Road line to the T-junction, turn left into the residential area, and head east to reach it.



11 Shunyi District

11.1 Huiminying Mosque

Address: West of Kuliushu Roundabout, Shunping Road, Shunyi District (by the road)

Transport:

Take bus 855 to Qinglan Xiaozhen station and walk north along Yuan Road to reach it.



11.2 Gaoliying Mosque

Address: Qicun, Gaoliying Town, Shunyi District (inside the village)

Transport:

Take bus 942, 942 (express), 945, Shunyi 13, Changping 27, or Konggang 6 to Gaoliying station. Head north into the village, go straight past Gaoliying Town Bacun, head northeast past Gaoliying Town Qicun, pass the Qicun health clinic in a northeasterly direction, and continue north to reach it.



11.3 Niulanshan Mosque

Address: Niulanshan Town, Shunyi District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 856, Shunyi 14, or Shunyi 34 to Niulanshan Dongkou Station.



11.4 Yangzhen Mosque

Address: Yangzhen Third Street, Shunyi District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 918, 918 (Express), Shunyi 18, 19, 20, 23, 33, 39, 40, 45, or Konggang 7 to Yangzhen Third Street Station. Walk north along Mubei Road into the village to the T-junction, then turn left and head west to reach it.



12 Miyun County

12.1 Miyun Mosque

Address: Nanggeng Street, Miyun County (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus Miyun 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 8 (Branch), 9, 11, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, or 36 to Miyun County Government Station. Walk west along Gulou West Street to Nanggeng Street, then turn left and head south to reach it.



12.2 Mujiayu Mosque

Address: North Mujiayu Hui Muslim Village, Miyun County (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus Miyun 2 to Nan Mujiayu Station, then head north along Mujiu Road to reach it.



13 Changping District

13.1 Heying Mosque

Also known as Changping Mosque.

Address: Inside the residential area on Mosque Alley (Qingzhensi Hutong), Gulou South Street, Changping District.

Transport:

Take bus 326, 345, 376, 376 (short route), 559, 884, Changping 13, Changping 21, Changping 55, Changping 57, Changping 57 (branch), Special 105, or Special 106 to Changping Central Park Station. Walk north along Gulou South Street to Sanguanmiao Alley, then turn left and walk west along Sanguanmiao Alley to reach Mosque Alley.



13.2 Shahe Mosque

Also known as Nanyicun Mosque.

Address: Nanyi Village, Shahe, Changping District (next to the road).

Transport:

Take bus 922, Changping 19, Changping 21, Changping 22, Changping 58, Special 49, Special 53, or Special 66 to Shahe South Bridge Station.



13.3 Xiaoxinzhuang Mosque

Address: Inside Xiaoxinzhuang Village, Changping District.

Transport:

Take bus 478 to Xiaoxinzhuang Village Station, or bus 428 or Special 21 to Xiaoxinzhuang Station, then walk straight north along the village road.



13.4 Xiguanshi Mosque

Address: Inside Xiguan Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District.

Transport:

Take bus Changping 20 to Xiguan Village Station, walk north along Yangdong Road into the village, cross the open canal, and turn left along the village road.



14 Mentougou District

14.1 Chengzi Mosque

Address: Chengzi Main Street, Mentougou District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take bus 336, 383, 890, 892, 941, 959, 961, 964, 972, 977, Yuntong 101, Yuntong 112, Yuntong 116, or Mentougou 19 to Chengzi Vocational High School station, then head south along Chengzi Main Street to arrive.



15 Fangshan District

15.1 Changzhuang Mosque

Address: Changzhuang, Liangxiang, Fangshan District (by the road)

Transport:

(1) Take the Fangshan Subway Line to Liangxiang University Town West station (Exit B), head west along Huangliang Road to Liangguan Highway, then turn left and go straight south along Liangguan Highway to arrive.

(2) Take bus Fangshan 33 to Changzhuang Intersection station, then head south along Liangguan Highway to arrive.



15.2 Xinjie Mosque

Address: Xinjie Village, Fangshan District (inside the village)

Transport:

(1) Take bus Fangshan 12, 16, 18, 19, 31, or 31 (branch line) to Xinjie station, then head east into the village and go straight to arrive.



15.3 Doudian Mosque

One of the largest mosques by area in Beijing.

Address: Doudian Town, Fangshan District (by the road)

Transport:

Take bus 993 to Doudian Bus Station, Fangshan 27, or Fangshan 39 to Doudian East Station, or Fangshan 28 to Doudian Central Primary School Station.



Author's Afterword

I offer endless praise to Allah. With His help, this Beijing Mosque Transportation Guide (referred to as the Guide) is now complete.

This Guide details the addresses and transportation for 70 mosques in Beijing, aiming to make it easier for Hui Muslims living and working in the city to reach a mosque for namaz.

I spent over two years visiting every mosque in person to record and organize the geographical information for this Guide. The transportation section covers subway and bus routes. The maps show the nearest subway station (including the exit) or bus stop, along with directions to the mosque. For mosques not directly accessible by subway, the maps show the bus stops and routes to take. I tried to ensure readers can follow these recommendations to reach every mosque smoothly.

The level of detail for the geographical information varies, and the map scales are different. For mosques that are easy to spot because they are on main roads, such as Fayuan Mosque at Deshengmenwai, Dongsi Mosque, and Changying Mosque, the transportation details are brief. For mosques that are harder to find, such as those inside residential areas or villages like the Qianmen Saozhou Hutong Mosque, Siwangfu Mosque, and Xiaohongmen Mosque, the transportation details are thorough.

Of course, this Guide still has some shortcomings, as the transportation information is not fully complete. Take the famous Niujie Mosque as an example. For subway travel, it is near both Guang'anmennei Station and Caishikou Station. To keep things simple, I only included the more convenient Guang'anmennei Station and left out Caishikou Station. For bus travel, you can take bus 10, 48, 88, or 717 to the Niujie Mosque stop. To keep it brief, I did not list the full routes for these buses, so you will need to find that information elsewhere.

Finally, I praise Allah again for His help and thank all the Hui Muslim brothers and sisters who supported me in completing this work over the past two years. Amin!

Amin

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Reposted from the web

Summary: This reflection discusses Muslim faith, halal daily life, public speech, useful professional skills, and the need to build positive community influence while staying practical and responsible.

Some of my old articles on my public account were recently deleted. This might be because they touched on new internet media regulations coming in March. Are we not allowed to preach in public without a permit? I have been using the internet for over twenty years, and this is the first time my posts have been deleted. I have been active on several other social media platforms for years and have never had a post deleted or an account banned for posting extreme comments. I have always been a law-abiding internet user.





Since the articles are gone, I cannot remember exactly what I said that was considered inappropriate. I want to reassure the authorities that I have no interest in preaching. From the day I started learning about the faith (din), I never thought about making a living as a religious professional. My interest in religious knowledge is purely personal. I learned from Al-Ghazali's The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din) that in his medieval times, local jurists were as common as hair on an ox. We lacked experts and scientists like doctors and architects, and we often had to rely on non-believers for professional skills. This embarrassing situation has not changed to this day.

Even in the time of the Prophet, expanding influence required strong external help and the support of powerful people, including but not limited to manpower, material resources, and financial backing. Many famous medieval scholars held multiple jobs. They were doctors and merchants, and being a religious scholar was just one of many labels they carried. Ibn Sina seemed to study religious philosophy in his spare time, and many of us know him because he wrote The Canon of Medicine, a textbook used by the Western medical community for hundreds of years.

According to the Prophet's prophecy, knowledge will gradually disappear as scholars pass away, and then ignorant people will pose as scholars and mislead the public. The knowledge here refers mainly to religious knowledge, not scientific knowledge. Scientific knowledge can be continuously discovered and accumulated, but religious knowledge cannot. Religious knowledge only comes from revelation. After the Messenger received the revelation, he passed the knowledge to the companions and their followers. During this transmission, some information is inevitably lost. When scholars who hold religious knowledge pass away, if the younger generation has not fully mastered it, that knowledge disappears. It is like electricity; there is energy loss during transmission. In the religious field, there is nothing new. Everything we know today does not go beyond the scope of the Quran and Sunnah. In our era and beyond, it is impossible to produce great scholars who surpass those of the past. So, stop rushing to become local internet-famous religious experts. Making a living by spreading religious knowledge for profit is shameful; you would be better off working in a factory.

If we are not allowed to talk about the faith in public, we can find many flexible ways to do it, because our faith is already integrated into many details of our lives. 'For people who think, there are indeed many signs in this.' Isn't it better to show the excellence of a Muslim without preaching? Dry lectures probably only attract people who are already believers and do nothing to reach a wider audience. In my article 'An Indonesian Halal Journey: An Indonesian Trip Through the Eyes of a Chinese Hui Muslim,' I mentioned the history of how the faith spread in Southeast Asia. It relied on Sufi preaching. Sufis loved their non-believer neighbors from the heart and treated their illnesses, touching them deeply. Once the upper classes of the Malay Peninsula accepted the Islam taught by the Sufis, the peaceful transformation of all of Southeast Asia was just a matter of time.

My articles about halal food have never been deleted, and the comments on these articles are generally very friendly. This shows that writing about food and travel is safe. These articles attract many ethnic minorities who follow the faith, as well as those who do not. Of course, they also attract many people from the majority ethnic group. I often include my own personal views in these articles, and rational people can certainly sense the message I want to convey. Collapse Read »