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Summary: Halal Certified Food China: What Muslims Avoid in Quran, Hadith and Daily Eating is presented here as a clear English travel account for Muslim readers, beginning with this scene: Because in the WeChat group chat, I was often asked whether a certain food was halal. In order to speak rationally, I had to look through the screenshots of the information to explain every time. I was asked. The article keeps the original place names, food details, photographs, and cultural context while focusing on Halal Food Rules, Hadith, Muslim Diet.

Because in the WeChat group chat, I was often asked whether a certain food was halal. In order to speak rationally, I had to look through the screenshots of the information to explain every time. I was asked too many questions. For the sake of convenience, I felt it was necessary to open a special post to share with Dosti what I know about the teachings on halal food.

Islamic knowledge involves all aspects of life, but the teachings on eating only account for a very small part. There is no mention of "eating" in the prayers, rituals, fasting, lessons, and the Five Pillars of Hajj. Many teachings and books do not even touch on the issue of eating. Most of the content talks about merit and morality. However, as a Chinese, eating is a top priority. Chinese Muslims pay more attention to eating because of the influence of the environment, so it is very necessary to learn more about food teachings.

First of all, I would like to clarify a few questions. In daily life, you can always hear people say that the Hui Muslims only eat ruminant animals. Some popular science materials also introduce it this way. However, in my reading process, I did not find the Quran or the Six Sunni Hadiths, or even any book on Islamic law mentioned the concept of "rumination". I have only seen this concept in the "Bible Old Testament":

[You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and chews the cud... A camel, because it chews the cud without a split hoof, is unclean to you... A rabbit, because it chews the cud without a split hoof, is unclean to you. The pig is unclean to you because it has a two-parted hoof but does not chew the cud. (Leviticus 11:3)]

The previous passage clearly shows that rumination is a dietary taboo requirement for Jews. As for why it is so popular among the Hui Muslims in the mainland, I think it has something to do with the history of the Jews settling in China. Jews were once called Blue Hat Hui Hui in China. Later, some Jews integrated into the Hui Muslims. There are still synagogues in Tianjin, Kaifeng, Harbin and other places, so it is not surprising that the Hui Muslims in the mainland have this understanding. Similar content includes: Don’t eat fish without scales:

[Anything with fins and scales in the water, whether in the sea or in the river, can be eaten. (Leviticus 11:9)]

This is also the content of the Old Testament of the Bible. It is certain that this also comes from the dietary taboos of the Jews, but there is no relevant content in Islam.

Another common question is whether seafood such as shrimps and crabs can be eaten? Can horse meat be eaten? I want to answer whether food is legal or not. It should be based on scriptures. If there is no basis in scriptures, you can follow knowledgeable and rational scholars, but you cannot arbitrarily judge legal foods as illegal. Now I will use scriptures to explain which foods cannot be eaten?



△The six major hadiths of Sunniism, the content of the six major hadiths mentioned in the article all come from here

Pork, blood and animals that have not been slaughtered are not allowed to be eaten.

“It is forbidden for you to eat dead animals, blood, pork, and animals that have been killed for chanting names other than Allah’s name, strangled, hammered, fallen, gored, and leftovers eaten by wild animals. However, you may still eat animals that have died after being slaughtered. ” (Quranic Sura: 3)

Animals killed without reciting the name of Allah cannot be eaten.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his son) said: “If you forget to recite the name of Allah when you sacrifice the animal, then there is no harm.

Do not eat that which has been slaughtered without reciting the name of Allah, for that is indeed a sin. (Quran Surah: 121)

Whoever is forced by famine and has no intention of committing a sin, even if he eats forbidden food, does not commit any sin, for indeed Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (Quranic Sura: 3)

Note: The above scriptures clearly state that meat that is not halal, even beef and mutton, cannot be eaten, so don’t go to halal restaurants to eat beef and mutton.

Niantai Simin can be eaten when you have doubts about the way the meat was slaughtered.

Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that a group of people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "Some people bring us meat, but we don't know whether the name of Allah is recited when slaughtering it. The Prophet said: "Recite the name of the Lord before it, and you can eat it." Ayesha said: "Those people are new to Christianity." ” (Bukhari, Nasa’i Hadith)

Note: This assumes that you know that the person serving the meat is a Muslim, but you are not sure whether he slaughtered the meat in a halal way.

Jews, Christians, etc. can eat meat that has been slaughtered by others

Today, you are allowed to eat all good food; What is lawful for you is food from those who were given the Book; Your food is also lawful for them. (Quranic Sura: 5)

"There is no harm in eating food that has been slaughtered by Arab Christians," Zuhri said. If you hear him chanting a name other than Allah's, don't eat it. If one does not hear, Allah has given permission to eat the food they have killed, and Allah knows that they will not believe. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

Hassan and Ibrahim said: “There is no harm in eating food that has been slaughtered by an uncircumcised person. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

You can cook with the utensils of a wise person

It was narrated by Abu Idris that Abu Sa'alaibai al-Husayni (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Prophet of Allah! We live in the land of the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians). Can we eat from their utensils? We live in a hunting area and I hunt with a bow, an untrained dog and a trained dog, what should I do? The prophet said: "If you find someone else besides the Jews among the people you mentioned, do not use Jewish utensils to eat." If no other utensil can be found, wash it and eat from it. Eat what you have hunted with your bow, while you have recited the name of Allah; You may eat what you have hunted with a trained dog while you have recited the name of Allah. If you catch an untrained dog and kill it, you may eat it. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

Rabbits are edible

According to Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), when we were passing by Manlin Daran, we found a rabbit that was frightened and ran away. People hurriedly chased it until everyone was tired. I stepped forward and caught it and brought it to Abu Talha. He gave the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) two rabbit legs, and the Prophet accepted it. (Bukhari, Tirmidhi)

Locusts can be eaten

Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa: We fought seven wars with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and we ate locusts. [Sound](Tirmiz)

Non-potent, non-intoxicating juices are allowed

They ask you about drinking and gambling, and you say: "Both of these things involve great sins and have many benefits for the world, but the sins are greater than the benefits. (Quran 2:219)”

Ibn Abbas narrated: Someone once made juice for the Holy Prophet, and the Holy Prophet drank it for three days. If there is any leftover at noon on the third day, either give it to the servant to drink or pour it out. (Muslim hadith)

Abu Deirdah said of a drink made of wine, salt and fish: “The fish and the sun evaporate the flavor of the wine. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

The trace amount of alcohol contained in natural substances does not affect their halal properties. However, using alcohol as a food raw material is not allowed. According to the American Islamic Food and Nutrition Association’s argument, the alcohol content of the final product must evaporate to less than 0.1%. This conclusion has been allowed by most halal food certification agencies. (Page 139 of "Halal Food Production")

Note: Alcohol is absolutely prohibited. Those who drink alcohol and those who sell alcohol should be punished, and they should not even sit with people who drink alcohol. However, in today's society, it is not easy for Muslims to find restaurants that do not sell alcohol when they go out, especially in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. There are only a few ramen restaurants that do not sell alcohol. For this reason, Teacher Gerdawe mentioned in "Selected Contemporary Teaching Methods" that "the prerequisite for sharing a table with drinkers is to unite and help each other with other people, strengthen connections, and prevent isolation. In this case, you can participate in activities with alcohol.

But when most of the people in the environment are Muslims and there are alcohol-free halal restaurants everywhere, such as Xining, Lhasa, Linxia and other places, it is not right to eat in restaurants with alcohol.

Wild donkeys can be eaten

According to the narration of Abu Qatadai (may Allah be pleased with him), one time, I was traveling with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to Mecca and Medina. At that time, people were observing ihram, and I was the only person riding a horse who was not ihram. I was climbing a mountain, and suddenly I saw people looking up at something. When I went over, I saw it was a wild donkey, and I asked them: "What is this?" "We don't know," they said. "I said: "This is a wild donkey. "We can't help you hunt it down," they said. "I came down with a whip and chased it, and finally killed it. I came and said to them, “Go and carry it here. "We can't touch it," they said. "I had to drag it over. Some of them did not eat and some did. I said, “I will wait to ask the Prophet (peace be upon him). "Later, when we caught up with the Prophet, I told what happened, and he said to me: "That was a picnic hosted by Allah for you. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

Don't eat domestic donkeys

It was narrated by Selamat ibn Akwal (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the night of the capture of Khaybar, they lit a fire, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What are you doing lighting the fire?" They said: "Cook donkey meat." He said: "Pour out the meat in the pot and smash the pot." "One of them stood up and said, "Shall we dump the meat out of the pot and wash it out? ” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It can also be done that way. ” (Sahih Bukhari)

Horse meat is edible

According to Jaber bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his son), on the day of the Battle of Khaybar, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the eating of donkey meat, but he allowed the eating of horse meat. (Sahih Bukhari)

Note: I have seen some information mentioning that some scholars prohibit eating horse meat. The reason is that the Quran mentions that Allah created horses for people to ride on, so horses are not for eating. I doubt this, because the Quran and Hadith also mention camels for people to ride, and the importance of camels to nomadic people is stronger than horses, but eating camels is a very common phenomenon and is not prohibited, so there is no reason to abstain from horse meat.

It is forbidden to eat animals with fangs

It was narrated by Abu Sa'alaba (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade eating any animal with canine teeth (tusks). (Collected Hadith of Bukhari and Abu Daoud)

Note: Beasts with fangs include tigers, lions, wolves, leopards, dogs, etc.

Lizards are edible

It was narrated by Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his son) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I do not eat lizards, nor do I forbid the eating of them. ” (Bukhari, Abu Daoud’s Hadith Collection)

Frogs cannot be eaten

Abd al-Rahman bin Uthman narrated: A doctor mentioned in front of the Holy Prophet that he used frogs to prepare medicine. Therefore, the Holy Prophet prohibited the killing of frogs. (Nasa’i Hadith)

amphibians

Ibn Arabi said: “It is forbidden to eat amphibians because the evidence of prohibition and the evidence of permission exist at the same time. But as a precaution, eating amphibians is illegal.

Some scholars argue: "All amphibians living in the sea are legal, even if they can live on land. However, killing frogs is prohibited. ” (Islamic Law, p. 864)

Note: For controversial issues, you can act according to your own choice and follow the precedents you recognize. This kind of disagreement is not a serious issue and should not be taken to the line.

Hedgehogs are not edible

Someone asked Ibn Umar whether he could eat hedgehogs. He recited the following verses: "You said: In the revelation I received, I could not find any food that is forbidden for people to eat... (6:145)" Then, an elder beside him said: I heard Abu Hull say: Someone mentioned it in front of the Holy Prophet, and the Holy Prophet said that it is a dirty thing. Ibn Umar said: If the Holy Prophet said this, then follow the words of the Holy Prophet. ("Hadith of Ahmed")

Do not eat earthworms, snakes, rats and other poisonous insects

Shafir, Hanafi and other scholars advocate that eating earthworms, snakes, rats and other poisonous insects is not allowed. However, Malik maintained that there is no harm in eating earthworms, scorpions, larvae, bee eggs, cheese maggots and maggots born in dates, based on the hadith passed down by Ibn Anbas. Ahmed advocated: I think it is best not to eat broad beans that are infested with worms. He also suggested that there is no harm in picking up wormy dates. People say someone brought Chen dates to the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet checked out the worms in the dates, cleaned them and ate them. (Sharia, page 865)

It is forbidden to eat livestock and poultry that eat feces

Ibn al-Abbas narrated: The Holy Prophet strictly prohibited drinking the milk of livestock with feces. Amr, son of Shulbu, narrated: The Prophet prohibited eating the meat of domestic donkeys, and prohibited riding and eating the meat of livestock that eat dung. If an animal is forced to stop eating excrement and is allowed to eat clean feed, after a period of time, when the meat tastes normal, it is legal to eat its meat. (Sharia, page 867)

Animals that are killed under the command of fasting

Some scholars advocate that it is forbidden to eat animals that the Holy Prophet advocated and prohibited from destroying. There are five types of animals that the Holy Prophet ordered to be destroyed: crows, harriers, scorpions, rats, and vicious dogs. Narrated by Aisha: The Holy Prophet said: “Five kinds of pests can be killed even in forbidden places. Crows, harriers, scorpions, rats, and vicious dogs.

The animals prohibited by the Holy Prophet from being destroyed are ants, bees, hoopoe birds, and sparrow hawks. Ibn Ambas reported: The Holy Prophet strictly prohibited the killing of four animals: ants, bees, hoopoe birds, and sparrowhawks.

Shao Kani commented: The Prophet ordered the elimination of five pests and geckos, and prohibited the killing of five beneficial insects, ants, bees, hoopoe birds, sparrows, and frogs. It did not explain that the mere order of the Prophet to kill or prohibit could become evidence of fasting. If the animals that are ordered or forbidden to be killed are not unclean, then it is legal to eat them.

(Sharia, page 868)

Non-Muslims can eat vegetables

Aisha said: "Do not eat what is slaughtered on that day, but you may eat their (non-Muslims) vegetables." (Commentary on the Qur'an, al-Qalt Bin 2:224)

Note: Non-Muslims include people of scripture and polytheists, so there is no problem in eating Buddhist vegetarian food in places where halal restaurants are not available.

All animals in the sea are edible

The animals and food of the sea are lawful for you and may be enjoyed by you and the travelers. (Quranic Sura: 96)

Umar said: “Animals in the sea are those caught by people. Sea food refers to food thrown out by the sea.

Abu Bakr said: “It is also lawful to float.

Ibn Abbas said: “The food of the sea refers to the dead fish in the sea. Unless you find some of them dirty. Jews don’t eat eel, but we can eat it.

Shuraih, the companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), said: “Every animal in the sea has been slaughtered.

Ibn Jurayj said, I asked Atta: “Are the animals in the pits of rivers and tributaries considered animals in the sea? He said: "Forget it." Then he recited: "This sea is very sweet and delicious fresh water, and that sea is very bitter salt water." You may eat fresh meat from every sea. ” (Quran, Surah the Creator: 12)

Hassan thought there was no harm in eating the turtle.

Ibn Abbas said: “You may eat animals from the sea, whether caught by Christians, Jews, or Zoroastrians.

According to Jaber (may Allah be pleased with him), Abu Ubaid led our Thorn Army on an expedition. We were very hungry, and then a dead whale that we had never seen was thrown out of the sea, which fed us for half a month. Abu Ubaid lifted up one of its ribs, and a man rode a camel from underneath. (Sahih Bukhari)

Note: The above content about seafood comes from the Hadith of Bukhari. It can be seen that aquatic products such as shrimps and crabs are edible. However, scholars in some areas consider shrimps and crabs illegal. This may be related to the fact that the environment in which they live does not have a sea. Therefore, when they see shrimps and crabs, they will think they look strange. Muslims who live by the sea, such as Southeast Asian Muslims covered by Shafi’i teachings, regard seafood as their main food.

People who eat garlic should not enter the mosque

It was narrated by Abdul Aziz that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: “Have you ever heard what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said about garlic? Anais said: "The prophet said that people who have eaten garlic should never approach our mosque."



△"Halal Food Production", one of the reference documents, introduces the process of halal food production in great detail, as well as the halal status of some molecular structure ingredients.
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Summary: Hidden Halal Food in China: Chongqing Maodu Hotpot, Hui Muslims and Real Local Restaurants is presented here as a clear English travel account for Muslim readers, beginning with this scene: The Hui Muslims are one of the ethnic minorities who have lived in Chongqing for a long time. They settled in Chongqing long before the Yuan Dynasty. The oldest existing mosque in Chongqing, the Fengjie. The article keeps the original place names, food details, photographs, and cultural context while focusing on Chongqing Halal Food, Maodu Hotpot, Hui Muslims.

The Hui Muslims are one of the ethnic minorities who have lived in Chongqing for a long time. They settled in Chongqing long before the Yuan Dynasty. The oldest existing mosque in Chongqing, the Fengjie Mosque, was built in the Yuan Dynasty.

When I revisited Chongqing this time, I not only tasted authentic Chongqing halal food, but also learned about the history of Chongqing hot pot. It turns out that the emergence of Chongqing hot pot is closely related to the Hui Muslims.

cattle were an important production tool in Chinese history and could not be slaughtered at will. This tradition continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty. According to the historical data of Nanchuan County, Chongqing in the early Republic of China, "Revisiting Nanchuan County Chronicles": "In the Qing Dynasty, cattle slaughter was often prohibited, and no one dared to openly set up an operation. However, the place name Diaobuzhu, two miles outside the east gate, was the place where cattle were slaughtered despite the ban. Officials sent messengers to investigate and arrest people, but they were bribed and indulged in bribes. Even if he is arrested and flogged, he will return to his old profession after being released from the shackles. Exceptions include Catholicism and Islam. Before and after the Republic of China, the ban on collecting donations was relaxed, and beef was everywhere in the streets after autumn and before summer. If cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered, there will be more theft and farmers will suffer. This is not just a treacherous Buddha.

What I mentioned above is the ban on cattle slaughter in Chongqing. Because the Hui Muslims have long settled in Chongqing, the government specifically allowed the Hui Muslims to slaughter some weak cattle in order to maintain the livelihood of the Hui Muslims.

On December 4, 1931, there was a news article in Chongqing's "Xin Shu News", "The Hui Muslims of this city have requested that the Municipal Finance Bureau has forwarded a letter to the Ba County Government for inspection." The main content of the news was that some criminals took advantage of the loophole and slaughtered strong cattle privately, resulting in the reduction of fine cattle breeds. In order to save the cattle market, the government has strengthened the regulations prohibiting the slaughter of cattle, and the lives of the Hui Muslims in Chongqing have also been affected. The Hui Muslims specifically requested the Municipal Finance Bureau to request the magistrate and county government to change the restrictions on the slaughter of cattle. Otherwise, the livelihood of the local Hui Muslims will be difficult to maintain.

Therefore, during the Republic of China, the first people who could eat beef tripe and butter among the people were the Hui Muslims. These two ingredients were the main ingredients of Chongqing hot pot. Traditional Chongqing hot pot uses butter as the bottom of the pot. Existing information shows that the history of Chongqing hot pot is only a hundred years old, and the Chongqing riverside wharves during the Republic of China were all places where Hui Muslims slaughtered cattle. In the 15th year of the Republic of China, the Ma brothers introduced the simple hot pot "Shui Ba Kuai" to the restaurant in Zaifang Street (now under the sill of the Yangtze River Bridge). It was the prototype of Chongqing hot pot, similar to today's Jiugongge. A pot is divided into eight compartments, and each compartment can be used to prepare different dishes. At that time, this division was just to help the guests to share a table. After all, the diners were mostly poor boatmen on the riverside, and it was impossible to have the luxury of one pot per person. In this way, until the Anti-Japanese War, there was still an old lady surnamed Ma running an authentic tripe hot pot on the street in Jiaochangkou, which specialized in beef tripe.

There is an article saying that the Hui Muslims in Chaotianmen slaughtered cows and kept only the meat, and did not put it into the water. They threw the water away and let the boatmen pick it up and make tripe hot pot. This is obviously not in line with common sense. I guess the Hui Muslims are regarded as some foreigners who do not eat offal. In fact, the Hui Muslims are very good at eating tripe and beef offal. The fried tripe and mutton offal soup in old Beijing were first sold by the Hui Muslims. As poor people, the Hui Muslims regard cattle and sheep as good food.

However, with the Japanese invasion of China, Chongqing, as the capital of the Nationalist Government, suffered six years of bombing by the Japanese army. All mosques in Chongqing were not spared and suffered serious damage. As a result, many Hui Muslims in Chongqing left their homes and found other livelihoods. In the following years, it was difficult to find traces of halal hairy tripe hot pot in Chongqing.

It wasn't until the 1980s that hot pot re-emerged in Chongqing, but there were no halal restaurants anymore.

I remember my first visit to Chongqing in 2016. I wanted to try the authentic halal Chongqing hot pot but there was no one. Only the Ningxia Huixiangzhai restaurant opposite the Jiaochangkou Mosque also sold Chongqing hot pot. Because it was the only one, it was difficult to compare and evaluate. But when I came to Chongqing again in 2020, the situation had changed a lot, and halal Chongqing hot pot was blooming everywhere.

Currently, the halal restaurants in Chongqing are mainly concentrated in two places. The first is Jiaochangkou and the second is Songpai Road. Let’s talk about Songpai Road first.

Before setting off, I had saved several hot pot restaurants on my phone that I planned to try. When I followed the navigation to find one of the highly rated Halal Chongqing Hot Pots on Songpai Road, my eyes lit up when I arrived at my destination. There were actually several Halal restaurants densely packed together on this street, which can be called a Halal Food Street.

Songpai Road Halal Food Street



△Songpai Road



△Zhen Yishun is a chain brand with many branches in Chongqing, but its main features are different. This one is for Chongqing hot pot.



△Hand grab at Northwest Tower



△The second branch of Zhen Yishun is next to the third branch, but its main business is Xinjiang cuisine



△Xinjiang Bosten Manor, specializing in Xinjiang cuisine



△Aftertaste of Sichuan and Chongqing Halal Chongqing Hot Pot

The store I would like to introduce to you on Songpai Road is Huiwei Sichuan and Chongqing Halal Chongqing Hot Pot (Youssef Store)

, the boss is from Lanzhou, and the store is a chain store with branches in Lanzhou and other places.

The reason why I recommend this restaurant is first of all because it is the first non-smoking hot pot restaurant in Chongqing. Feeling safe while eating is more important than anything else. Secondly, this restaurant has a high five-star rating on Dianping. I am a very popular person with a down-to-earth taste. Generally, restaurants that everyone thinks are delicious, I also think they are delicious, and I think delicious restaurants are easily accepted by others.



I felt a halal atmosphere as soon as I entered the door. There was an event in the store that day. Imams and village elders were being entertained on the first floor. The lobby was full of dustis. I came alone and said selan to the boss and waiter. The boss enthusiastically led me to the private room on the second floor and asked the waiter to prepare some dishes suitable for one person.



△The vegetable rack placed at the entrance of the store, please note that the green vegetables are all freshly cultivated and are only pulled out when eating.



△The restaurant’s private room can accommodate 20 people dining at the same time.



△Single pot

The boss said that the most enjoyable thing about eating Chongqing hot pot is the nine-square grid of the big pot, which allows you to taste different flavors. But I am only one person, so I can only choose a small pot to avoid waste. Compared with Chengdu hot pot, Chongqing hot pot is older and has a spicier taste. Chengdu hot pot is an improved version.

Chongqing people think that the longer the hot pot is cooked, the more fragrant it becomes. The hot pot soup is repeatedly simmered and the flavor becomes richer, so they are accustomed to calling it old hot pot. The soup in old hot pot is the leftover soup from the previous guests. There are really local people who eat hot pot and don’t mind eating the leftover old soup from the table. They enjoy it. It is delicious, but this is limited to the way of eating in non-halal restaurants. Halal restaurants will not use old soup, and halal restaurants have not been open in Chongqing for a long time, so it is impossible to have old soup. there are no favorites of Chongqing people such as duck blood and pig brains, so halal restaurants are not very popular among old Chongqing people.



△Fairy hairy belly

The tripe is a must-have ingredient for Chongqing hot pot. You can eat the tripe in a red oil pan for three to five seconds. After being scalded by the spicy butter soup, the smell of the tripe is gone.



△Fresh cut beef tenderloin

Beijing's mutton-shabu-shabu mainly uses sheep, while Chongqing's hot pot focuses on beef. I suggest that when you come to Chongqing, you should mainly eat beef. Shabu-shabu beef in butter will have a unified taste.



△Vegetable platter

What’s worth noting is the vegetable platter in Chongqing hot pot. I only realized after eating it that there were no green leafy vegetables in the vegetable platter, only soy products such as bean sprouts. As for the reason, experienced hot pot eaters should have guessed that green leafy vegetables cooked in spicy red oil will taste spicier and most people can’t stand it. However, light ingredients such as bean sprouts and tofu are more fragrant and more flavorful after being rolled in red oil, so those who want to try spicy food can just order the green vegetables.



The dipping sauce of Chongqing hot pot is traditionally sesame oil and minced garlic, which mainly plays the role of cooling the hairy belly. Chengdu hot pot has made some innovations in the dipping sauce, adding sweet flavors such as oyster sauce. The dipping sauces here can be mixed as you like.

Jiaochangkou Muslim Building

Jiaochangkou is the only mosque in the central city of Chongqing. The original mosque was bombed by the Japanese army. Now a Muslim building has been built. The 14th and 15th floors are used as mosques, and the other floors are rented out to hotels. Currently, Chongqing has built a mosque similar to Hangzhou Xinda Mosque in the southern section of Erlangfeng West Road, but it has not yet been opened.



△Chongqing West mosque



△The Monument of Promoting Religion and Saving the Nation







△The photo was taken in 2016, when the underground was not yet open.



△Now the first floor and the basement have become a hotpot city.



△Qingjuzhai Halal Restaurant

All three restaurants are owned by a Xinjiang owner. I specifically asked the waiter about the differences between the three restaurants and learned that the Magic 8D Chongqing Hot Pot on the basement floor is a sauce-flavored hot pot, the Zhen Yishun Chongqing Hot Pot on the first floor specializes in spicy and spicy hot pot, and the Qingjuzhai on the first floor specializes in Northwest Xinjiang stir-fry dishes, as well as Sichuan cuisine.



△This must be the boss.

After eating Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot at noon, I really can’t eat hot pot again in the evening. I came here mainly to eat halal Chongqing noodles.



△You can buy halal Chongqing hot pot base here.

I ate the halal Chongqing hot pot base from a friend in Beijing, and I can use an induction cooker to cook it at home. The advantage is that I can add different concentrations of ingredients according to my own taste. I can eat five meals of the base that locals would eat in one meal, because the taste is mainly numb and spicy. If the ingredients are the same, it will not be affected by the region, and I can taste it at home like in a store.



△Still open at 10pm.

It was about 10 o'clock when I came to Magic 8D. The waiter said that we can go upstairs to eat hot pot. The upstairs is open until 11 o'clock and the current floor was about to close. But I said I just wanted to have a bowl of noodles, and they still made me a bowl. The waiters in the store are all Yaomei from Chongqing and have a very good attitude.



△Chongqing noodles

Finally, I was able to eat halal noodles in Chongqing. To be honest, the taste did not disappoint me. I ate the whole bowl. Of course, I didn’t finish the soup. The noodles here are not particularly spicy, just like the waiter said they have a special sauce flavor. The basic version of authentic Chongqing noodles is spicy plain noodles, but various toppings can be added. Chongqing noodles are one of the most important daily noodles for Chongqing people. People eat them since morning. Although they are plain noodles, it does not mean that you can go to halal restaurants to eat them, because they will add lard to them, so you must cherish the opportunity to eat halal noodles.



△Huixiangzhai, a northwest restaurant that also serves Chongqing hot pot.

Opposite the Muslim Building is Huixiangzhai. I had my first meal here when I came to Chongqing in 2016. It has basically remained unchanged in four years. This restaurant should be the first restaurant in Chongqing to start making Halal Chongqing hot pot in the past 10 years, although it is not the main dish.



△Chongqing hot pot at Huixiangzhai

Next to the Muslim Building, there are several halal restaurants selling Chongqing hot pot nearby. They should have only opened in the past two years. Forgive me for not trying them all. If I eat spicy hot pot all the time, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Beijing normally.



△Irquba halal hot pot, smoke-free wine restaurant.



△Captain Ma Halal Hot Pot

About 900 meters away from Jiaochangkou, there is a night market. The first stall at the entrance of the night market is Huawei Yipin, which sells halal snacks.

The food truck is also the only halal stall in this night market.



△30 Degree Street Bar in Lime City



△Aftertaste of Yipin

Huiwei Yipin mainly sells snacks such as beef noodles, beef steamed buns, hot and sour noodles, fried chicken, and cold noodles. It also sells Chongqing noodles. It is run by a couple from Liaocheng, Shandong. We exchanged words about selan. The young man seemed to be in a good mood and was laughing. Narrowly, he said that he has been doing business in Chongqing for more than 20 years and has settled in Chongqing. During the chat, I heard him communicating with Chongqing guests in Chongqing dialect with a pure accent. He said that locals in his Chongqing accent generally can't tell the difference.

I asked him about the situation of local hot pot in Chongqing. I said that the hot pot restaurants in Chongqing seemed to be doing very well, and I often saw long lines of people queuing up to eat hot pot. He told me that many of the queuing restaurants paid people to queue up. Generally, traditional Chongqing people would not queue up to eat hot pot. They would eat the familiar taste in small alleys near their homes. There is no need to queue up in such small shops.



△Aftertaste Yipin’s menu



△Beef steamed buns

The Roujiamo they make is really delicious. I had just finished eating the spicy hot pot, so a hot Roujiamo saved my stomach. The buns are all heated on the pan. I believe that friends who can't eat spicy food will want to have a Roujiamo to resist the burning of their stomach after eating spicy hot pot.

Weiyijia·Ethnic Specialty Restaurant

The biggest gain from my trip to Chongqing this time was to find an authentic Chongqing restaurant in Hechuan District run by local Muslims in Chongqing. The location of Hechuan District in Chongqing is roughly equivalent to the outer suburbs of Yanqing and Huairou in Beijing. You need to take a train from Chongqing North Railway Station. The journey takes about half an hour and there are many trains.



△Fujiang River in Hechuan District

Weiyijia Restaurant is located in a street shop along the Fujiang River. On the opposite bank is Wenfeng Ancient City, a famous scenic spot in Hechuan District. I have visited the ancient city for you and found no halal restaurants, but there are vegetarian restaurants.



Weiyijia Ethnic Specialty Restaurant is the only Chongqing-style halal restaurant in Hechuan District. The owner is a Chongqing native and the director of the Hechuan Mosque. This restaurant is a non-smoking and alcoholic restaurant, and all the meat in the restaurant comes from Lanzhou. This is simply perfect and must be highly recommended.



The signboard placed at the entrance not only introduces the concept of halal food and emphasizes that alcohol is prohibited, but also clearly states that the ingredients come from Lanzhou, emphasizing that the ingredients are of high quality and can be eaten with confidence. In fact, Lanzhou is not too far from Chongqing. There are some areas in Gansu where the food taste is closer to Sichuan, such as the Longnan area. Halal Sichuan hot pot restaurants can be found everywhere in Lanzhou, and the taste is basically the same as that in Sichuan and Chongqing.



△Not only is the meat good, but the rice is also imported from Thailand.



△Steamed mutton with rice flour

Steamed pork is popular in many southern provinces and is one of the top ten famous dishes in Chongqing. It is steamed with rice noodles, meat and other materials. The Hui Muslims use beef and mutton as the main ingredients, and then put sweet potato cubes on the bottom. Eat the steamed pork on top first, and then eat the ground pork on the bottom. The role of the melon, rice noodles and sweet potatoes may be to absorb the mutton smell of the meat. This Lanzhou mutton has no mutton smell, but I underestimated the amount of dishes in Chongqing restaurants. This portion is probably enough for two or three people. It is a pity that I can't finish them all.



△Sauerkraut and Vermicelli Soup

The most inconvenient thing about traveling alone is that my food intake is limited and I can’t eat more. I had a premonition before ordering that I might not be able to finish it all, so I only ordered one portion of steamed pork with rice flour and another portion of soup. I didn’t expect that the soup came in a big bowl, which shocked me, and it only cost 12 yuan. This time I tasted Chongqing sauerkraut. The texture is very different from northern sauerkraut. It is more sour and has a more complex taste, which is very appetizing.



The waitress at Weiyijia’s kimchi is a native of Hechuan with a strong accent. She saw that I was very interested in this kimchi and said she could give it to me to try. However, the kimchi was not yet ripe (carelessness). I ate some and thought it was quite delicious. The people of Bashu are very good at making pickled food.



△A bowl of rice

Eating rice in both pots and buckets is a specialty of the Sichuan and Chongqing regions. You have to get used to this. In fact, I also want to try Weiyijia's twice-cooked beef or something, but I don't have the energy to do it. I will come again in the future if I have the opportunity.

Hechuan Mosque



△Hechuan Mosque

Qingzhuwan Street, about 1 kilometer away from Weiyijia Restaurant, is where the Hechuan Mosque is located. The mosque was built in 1748 and was built with funds raised by the Hui Muslims from Shaanxi who came to Hechuan for business. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, a Hui named Yin from Fengjie, Chongqing, became the general manager of the Yamen of Hechuan County and was elected as the village elder of the mosque, which improved the status of the Hui Muslims in Hechuan. The Republic of China was the most prosperous period for the religious community in Hechuan County, with more than 150 Hui Muslims. Su Weixin, who was the imam of the Hechuan Mosque at that time, was employed as a teacher at the Hechuan Martial Arts Hall.









△Overall view of the yard





△The worship hall is very small.



△The ancient trees in the yard

There are currently 6 mosques in use in Chongqing, namely Jiaochangkou Mosque, Hechuan Mosque, Fengjie Mosque, Rongchang Mosque, Wanzhou Mosque and Kaixian Mosque.

, each mosque belongs to different districts and counties, and they are all very far apart, so you need to take a train to get there.

Dunhuang Tower Northwest Restaurant



Dunhuang Lou is the first northwest halal restaurant in Chongqing. It is not the same as Dunhuang Lou in Shanghai. It is located in the food court on B1 of Shin Kong Place Department Store. I like the overall decoration style and service of this store, and you can also eat halal Chongqing stir-fry here.





△Hand-shredded cakes



△Sweet and Sour Pork



△Balancai in soup



△Steamed pork with rice flour

The steamed pork here is wrapped in rice dumpling leaves and tastes delicious. The mutton is steamed to perfection and there is a snack stall at the entrance of the restaurant.

Silk Road Xiangfei·Xinjiang Restaurant

Silk Road Xiangfei Xinjiang Restaurant is the largest halal restaurant in Chongqing. It is located in Area A of Liujia Wharf on the edge of the Jialing River. Opposite is the popular Jiangjing business district in Chongqing, and you can overlook Hongya Cave.





△There will be ethnic song and dance performances in the evening.



△Iron barbecue



△Steamed beef brisket with sprouts

This Xinjiang restaurant also has local Chongqing recipes, but the taste of the Chongqing dishes is a little less interesting. It is not as delicious as the Chongqing dishes in Dunhuang House. It should not be difficult to find a chef in Chongqing who can cook local dishes.



△Exploded tripe



△Naan grilled pizza

If you don’t want to eat something too spicy and want to have a dinner together, I recommend Silu Xiangfei.

Longxing Tower

When returning to Beijing, I departed from the domestic terminal of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport T3. After passing the security check, I could see this halal ramen restaurant.



△Longxinglou·Lanzhou Beef Ramen

It is another alcohol-free restaurant. The proportion of non-alcohol restaurants in Chongqing seems to be more than half. It is really gratifying to have such a proportion in an area where halal catering is not developed. I hope that these restaurants can have a prosperous business and caterers will have good luck in their lifetime.
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Summary: Mosque Near Me in Shanghai: Xiaotaoyuan, Huxi and Authentic Halal Food Map is presented here as a clear English travel account for Muslim readers, beginning with this scene: Shanghai currently has 7+1 mosques, one of which is the Female Mosque in Xiaotaoyuan. Except for the Jinshan Mosque in Jinshan District, which is far away from the city, the other seven mosques are all within. The article keeps the original place names, food details, photographs, and cultural context while focusing on Shanghai Mosques, Halal Food, Muslim Travel.

Shanghai currently has 7+1 mosques, one of which is the Female Mosque in Xiaotaoyuan. Except for the Jinshan Mosque in Jinshan District, which is far away from the city, the other seven mosques are all within a radius of ten kilometers. The transportation is convenient and very easy to find.

As an international metropolis, Shanghai has added more and more types of halal restaurants in recent years. I remember that five years ago when I came to Shanghai, there were not many flavor restaurants to choose from. Now I am spoiled for choice. Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Western, local, etc. all have halal versions, and the richness is second only to Beijing.

For Muslims who come to Shanghai for travel and accommodation, I recommend the Pearl Hotel near Jiashan Road, because this is a halal hotel invested by the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission. It has halal breakfast and dinner. It has an excellent location. Jiashan Road subway station is just outside the door, and it is very close to bustling areas such as Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. The price is not expensive.

Table of contents

Part One Catering

1. Pearl Hotel

2. Yelishali

3. Ma Kee beef fried buns

4. MAKAN Dubai Restaurant

5. Yang Tongxing

6. Shunhe Restaurant

7. Yixinzhai

8. Guan Guanji

9. Hong Changxing

10. Lebanese food

11. Efes Turkish Restaurant

12. BALI Indonesian Restaurant

13. Mizutani Japanese Restaurant

Part 2 Mosque

1. Huxi Mosque

2. Xiaotaoyuan Mosque

3. Songjiang Mosque

4. Pudong Mosque

5. Jiangwan Mosque

6. Jinshan Mosque

7. Fuyou Road Mosque

1. Pearl Hotel





Atlantic Restaurant is located on the third floor of the Pearl Hotel. It is a high-end halal restaurant serving Shanghai-style cuisine. The Pearl Hotel is on Muslim Road. In the past, there was a Rihuigang Mosque where the hotel was located, nicknamed "Moslem Villa". Nearby was the Huihui Cemetery. After Shanghai was liberated, it was placed under the management of the Shanghai Islamic Association. Later, the mosque was demolished. Therefore, there was no Muslim on the Muslim Road. The Pearl Hotel was later built with compensation.



The cafeteria on the fourth floor was being renovated when I went there, and breakfast was on the fifth floor.





The room is decorated in the style of an old state-owned hotel, and even the smell is familiar. There is a sign with the direction of Mecca inside, which is rare in China.



The buffet breakfast on the fifth floor costs 50 yuan per person. The variety is less than that of a five-star hotel. After all, this is a three-star hotel.





Both Chinese and Western flavors are available. The dishes are vegetarian and taste pretty good.





Dinner is served at the Atlantic Restaurant on the third floor. You can also order food in the room and ask the waiter to deliver it.



There is a lobby and private rooms. The environment is very good and quiet. Most of the people who come to eat are local Shanghainese.





Shanghai-style cuisine, you can eat all kinds of precious seafood.





The beef in local sauce is tender and the sauce is slightly sweet.



The signature dish is plum lemon shrimp. People say locals like this cold dish very much.



The salt and pepper fish fillet is not spicy at all and is still slightly sweet.



Red dates and peach gum stewed in peach gum. It was the first time I ate peach gum. It was the sticky gelatinous substance that flows from peach trees and tasted like white fungus.



Scallion pancakes are crispy and one of my favorite snacks.



Green onion lamb chops, made in Shanghai style, is still a bit sweet, so you can try it if you haven’t tried it before.



Serve asparagus in soup, the soup is chicken stock. This calculation works out to 180 yuan per capita.

2. Yelishali



Yelishali Xinjiang Restaurant has been open in Shanghai for more than ten years. There are more than ten chain stores. It is the most popular place for dusty dinners in Shanghai. It is comparable to Bayi Master in Beijing.





The decoration style is slightly more Western-style than Mr. Bayi's (although the word "foreign-style" sounds tacky).



Yelishali's dishes are more exquisite and slightly innovative than traditional Xinjiang dishes.



Grilled lamb chops in tin foil, with hot stones underneath.



Burqin pike, Burqin is a place name in Xinjiang, close to Kanas, where eating pike is popular.



The spicy chicken is actually not spicy and tastes very fragrant.

3. Ma Kee beef fried buns



There is a Henan snack window very close to the Huxi Mosque. Just search for Maji Beef Fried Buns on the map. Hu spicy soup and fried buns are only sold in the morning.





At noon, there are only this kind of sesame cakes and tofu cakes. This is a kind of sesame cakes that I like to eat very much. It is best if they are freshly baked. There are two kinds, sweet and salty. I like to eat salty ones, which have chopped green onions in them.

4. MAKAN



MAKAN is an Arabic restaurant in Dubai recommended by the Dubai Tourism Bureau. Shanghai has added many halal foreign food brands in recent years.



The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of the base office building near Xujiahui Subway Station.



Fatuxu salad, topped with fried crunch similar to Hui snacks.



The name is Royal Dessert, which is probably how it was eaten in the palace. Desserts from the Western Regions are too sweet.



Okra and mutton, the soup is rich in flavor.



Arabic fragrant rice sprinkled with coriander powder.



Charcoal grilled half chicken is half a chicken. You can squeeze lemon juice on the chicken and serve it with French fries.



Cream of Mushroom Soup is one of the famous Arab dishes in the Middle East. According to the Jewish dietary precepts of the Old Testament, milk and mutton cannot be eaten together, but Muslims do not have to do this.



Arabic toast with hummus is my favorite Arabic dish and probably the most popular Arabic food. It is one of the staple dishes that must be ordered in Arabic restaurants.



Hummus drizzled with olive oil and dipped in freshly toasted Arabic bread, I could eat three in one meal. The price of MANKAN is relatively expensive. It should be said that the overall level of catering consumption in Shanghai is higher than that in Beijing. You can buy set meals in groups on Dianping. The per capita consumption is about 160 yuan.

5. Yang Tongxing



Yang Tongxing is a time-honored halal brand in Shanghai. It is located on Shimen 2nd Road near the Natural History Museum. It specializes in various local snacks and hot pots, but I recommend his snacks.







The old store reopened and a well-known designer was hired to decorate it.



Breakfast is available from 7:00, and there are many kinds, including pasta, steamed buns, pot stickers, steamed dumplings, etc.



I tried a bowl of beef wontons, the soup was thicker, the skin was thin and the fillings were big, with the flavor of five-spice powder.

6. Shunhe Restaurant



This is a local noodle restaurant run by a Shanghai Hui couple. It has been open for more than ten years and has a good reputation among nearby residents.



There are several local halal noodle restaurants like this in Shanghai, but some of them have questionable halal issues.



You can choose beef noodle soup ranging from 2 liang to 3 liang, and add toppings. The toppings are the side dishes placed in the noodles. I recommend the orchid dried tofu, which is eaten by the most people.



This noodle soup can be regarded as an improved version of ramen. The recipe is the same as ramen, but the taste is different. The soup of Shanghai noodle soup is sweet. There are all Shanghainese eating in the store. The diners seem to be familiar with the food. The old lady is too busy, and the diners even help to greet the customers.

7. Yixinzhai



If you come to Shanghai and want to eat authentic local snacks, but are afraid of stepping into the trap, I recommend Yi Xin Zhai, which contains halal versions of the main Shanghai snacks.



There are many certificates hanging at the door of the store, especially the beef fried buns that have won many awards.





Basically, Shanghainese eat breakfast in the store. To buy fried buns, you have to queue outside. However, the elderly have the privilege of having the waiter deliver it directly to their seat.



Beef offal soup tastes good and has a light texture.



There are many kinds of steamed buns. These are steamed buns. They are big and you will be full after eating one. In fact, I prefer Xiaolongbao, but the Xiaolongbao at Yixinzhai is only available after 9 o'clock in the morning. If you come early, you can only eat steamed buns and fried buns.



Most of the people queuing up are here for the beef fried dumplings. The fried dumplings are huge and not as small as Henan fried dumplings. If you come to Isshinsai in the summer, you can also eat shaved ice and stir-fry dishes for dinner. There are many chain stores in Isshinsai. You can search the address online.

8. Guan Guanji



Guan Guanji is very famous in Shanghai, specializing in northwest cuisine, but the breakfast is a combination of Cantonese and northwest cuisine, which is also an innovation. This restaurant is non-smoking and alcohol-free, and it tastes very solid.





The waitresses all wear headscarves and look friendly.



There was beef soup and beef noodles for breakfast. I had beef soup.



Beef pot stickers, the cooking method is very southern, and it is an excellent combination with northwest ingredients.

9. Hong Changxing



Hong Changxing is a well-known time-honored restaurant in Shanghai run by Ma Lianliang's relatives. It has a history of 100 years. It was originally Ma's kitchen, specializing in hot pot, as well as cooking and pastries for takeout.



The main store is located in the core area of ​​Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, and there are also branches.





I came to Hong Changxing specially to buy halal pastries to take back to Beijing. There are many varieties here.



There are also granules such as sesame and walnut powder, which the elderly like.



I bought golden sand cakes, minced beef cakes, coconut tarts, rose cakes, etc. The waiter was an enthusiastic old Shanghai auntie, and she even helped me write out the names of each snack so that I could introduce them when I went back.



After eating them all, I liked the shredded coconut tart the best.

10. Lebanese food



There is a Lebanese restaurant in Beijing called Alameen, which is very good. I didn’t expect that you can also eat extremely delicious Lebanese food in Shanghai. The name of this restaurant is “Lebanese Food” and it is located near People’s Square.



The area is small, but the decoration is exquisite and warm. The waiters are Chinese and the boss is a Lebanese Muslim.



Lebanese cuisine is second to none in the Middle East and is a perfect example of combining East and West.



Halal tips are written on the menu, and the ingredients include no alcohol, no pork, no bacon, no ham, etc.



Barbeque platter, the white one is garlic sauce.



Quinoa Salad



The Arabic flatbread comes with a sauce platter, and you can try four dipping sauces at once.



Chicken pizza, thick cheese is my favorite.



After-dinner ice cream, there are a variety of flavors to choose from. It has a rich milky flavor and can be eaten without ice. The price is not expensive, about 100 yuan per person, and the most important thing is that it tastes good.

11. Efes Turkish Restaurant



A Turkish restaurant one kilometer away from the Pudong Mosque. The environment is really nice and there is a fountain at the door.



Like some unlisted restaurants in Xinjiang, some Turkish restaurants do not have halal certification. It is better to ask before eating. However, this restaurant has a certificate and you can eat with confidence.



Won an award on TripAdvisor, a popular foreign review software.





This time I came alone to eat, and I had to rush to eat. I only ate one pide. The taste was okay, but not amazing. I still miss the Turkish restaurants in Yiwu more.



The bread is given as a gift before the meal. The service in this store is very attentive. Of course, the price is not cheap. The per capita consumption is more than 150 yuan. I am used to the low price level in the imperial capital, but I feel that the price is still high when I come to Shanghai.

12. BALI Indonesian style restaurant



Southeast Asian halal restaurants in Beijing such as Nanyang Festival Walk in Malaysia, Batang Indonesian Cuisine, and Sukhothai Thai Restaurant have all been closed, but they made up for my loss of taste in Shanghai.



BALI is Bali, this is a fast food restaurant, clean and tidy.



There are several tables on the second floor, and the waiter is Indonesian and can speak Chinese.





Indonesian black tea.



Fruit served before meal.



A signature fried rice set includes grilled skewers, satay sauce, vegetable salad, and shrimp crackers. Indonesians like to eat fried things. The taste is okay, and the per capita consumption is about 60 yuan.

13. Mizutani House



You can’t go wrong eating halal Japanese food in Shanghai. Shanghai is influenced by Japanese culture. Walking on the streets of Shanghai feels like walking in Tokyo. eating seafood in Shanghai is convenient and the ingredients can be kept fresh. This is very important for Japanese people who are used to raw food.



The location is on Yuyao Road. When I walked in and asked if it was halal, the waiter immediately looked at me and showed me the certification mark. I felt at ease now. I heard that the owner is from Henan, and when it opened, he went to the Huxi Mosque to ask the imam to help promote it.



The space in the store is very large. You can eat alone at the bar on the first floor, or you can go to a private room on the second floor.





Spicy snail meat, just slightly spicy.



Tuna and Avocado Salad.



Samurai Chicken Nuggets.



Sushi platter.



Octopus sashimi.



Snow Beef Roll, the picture shows raw beef, the waiter will tell you whether it is cooked or cooked.



Nagoya grilled chicken wings.



Seafood steamed egg, mini small portion. The overall evaluation of Mizutani House is very good. The level of Japanese food in Shanghai is still good. The price is not expensive compared to the level in Shanghai. The per capita consumption is 160 yuan, which is not expensive in the Japanese food industry.

1. Huxi Mosque



Huxi Mosque, formerly known as "Yashui Nong Mosque" and commonly known as "Old Mosque", is located at No. 3, Lane 1328, Changde Road. In 1914, it was initiated by the Hubei Hui Muslims to rent a small house in Yaoshui Lane and use it as a temporary place of worship. In the 10th year of the Republic of China, Jin Zhi'an, Ma Yitang, Jiang Xingjie and the Shanghai Muslim Board of Directors decided to donate 2,000 yuan to build the mosque. In 1992, it moved to Changde Road. The current imam is Bai Runsheng.



When the Huxi Mosque was built in 1990, the Putuo District Government required that the new mosque should have Islamic architectural features and comply with modern architectural standards that are consistent with the new district's layout.









Huxi Mosque has a Zhuma Bazaar on Friday, and it is very large. I came here once five years ago. The Zhuma Bazaar was only one street in size, but now it has developed into two streets.

2. Xiaotaoyuan Mosque



Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, commonly known as "Xicheng Mosque", is located at No. 52 Xiaotaoyuan Street, Huangpu District. In 1917, Shanghai Muslim Board of Directors Jin Ziyun invested 12,000 silver dollars, and with the support of Ha Shaofu, Ma Yitang and others, funds were raised from various places and the construction was completed.



The mosque is in a West Asian style, with a verse from the Koran embedded across the door, which translates as "The religion that pleases Allah is indeed Islam."





The Xiaotaoyuan Mosque once housed an Islamic Normal School, a Muslim National Primary School, a Mingcheng Primary School, a Chongben Primary School, and a Shanghai Muslim Orphan Correctional Institution. During the Republic of China, it served as a transit point for pilgrims traveling abroad by sea. Da Pusheng, Hade Cheng and Zong Ditang followed the example of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan and became sworn sworn brothers here. They were called the Xiaotaoyuan Three Brothers.









Next to the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque is the Mosque for Girls. It was founded in 1933 as a Shanghai Muslim Kunning Tongde Girls’ School funded by the Kunning Tongde Association.



3. Songjiang Mosque



Songjiang Mosque was built in the Zhizheng period of the Yuan Dynasty (1341-1368). It is the oldest mosque in Shanghai and the most worth visiting. Songjiang was originally part of Jiangsu Province and was placed under Shanghai City in 1958. There are no traces of Huihui descendants who settled in Songjiang during the Yuan Dynasty. It is known that the first Muslims to settle in Shanghai were after the opening of Shanghai, that is, on November 17, 1843. According to the provisions of the "Treaty of Nanjing" and the "Five-port Trade Charter", Shanghai was officially opened as a port. Since then, Shanghai has transformed from a small county into an international metropolis.









The original mosque was surrounded by Huihui cemeteries. Now the mosque is also a combination of temples and tombs, including the tomb of Daru Huachi, the governor of Yuan County. There are 4 inscriptions from past dynasties preserved in the mosque, including the "Inscription of the Reconstruction of the Zhenjiao Mosque" from the 16th year of Kangxi's reign, written by Yang Caigui, a professor of Songjiang Fuxue and a scholar in Huai'an, and erected by Sai Yinchang, the dean of the mosque.





One of the highlights is the Kiln Hall without Beams, which has both Chinese and Western characteristics.

















4. Pudong Mosque



The Pudong Mosque was founded in 1935. Hong Changjin, a Shandong Muslim, rented a house in Lannidu, Pudong as a temporary place of worship. The current Pudong Mosque was built in 1999. There is also a bazaar in front of the main Mari Mosque, and the scale is not small.









The bazaar in front of Pudong Mosque is only open on Fridays and mainly sells Xinjiang specialties and delicacies.

5. Jiangwan Mosque



Jiangwan Mosque in Shanghai, commonly known as Jiangsu Mosque, was named after the construction initiated by Muslims from Northern Jiangsu. It was built in 1928. It was built by Huaiyin and Siyang Muslims in Jiangsu Province in the early days. Imam Dai Yiheng from Jiangyin presided over the teaching affairs. Later, Imam Zhou Shizhao, a Zhehe Renyemen eunuch, presided over the teaching affairs.











6. Jinshan Mosque



Shanghai Jinshan Mosque is actually a fixed place. The Islamic Association purchased and renovated the health products waste warehouse of Jinshan Petrochemical Pharmaceutical Company, and opened it in 2010. This is the first mosque approved to be established in Shanghai since its reform and opening up.



Jinshan Mosque is far away from downtown Shanghai. You need to take a one-hour subway ride from Shanghai South Railway Station. It is very close to the only beach in Shanghai. You can come here to watch the sea in summer.









7. Fuyou Road Mosque



The Fuyou Road Mosque, commonly known as the North Mosque, was built in 1870 and was spearheaded by the Hui Muslims of Nanjing. It was once the location of the first Muslim school in Shanghai, namely Wuben Primary School, and the Shanghai Halal Board of Directors was also established here. Imam Dapu Sheng once served as the imam.
















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Summary: Muslim Friendly Hangzhou: Historic Mosques, Halal Food and Local Travel Guide is presented here as a clear English travel account for Muslim readers, beginning with this scene: I have been to Hangzhou many times. This city in the south of the Yangtze River has left a very good impression on me. The citizens are polite and courteous, the girls are nice to talk to, and the vehicles. The article keeps the original place names, food details, photographs, and cultural context while focusing on Hangzhou Mosques, Halal Food, Muslim Travel.

I have been to Hangzhou many times. This city in the south of the Yangtze River has left a very good impression on me. The citizens are polite and courteous, the girls are nice to talk to, and the vehicles will actively yield to pedestrians. This has only been experienced abroad before. Hangzhou is the first city in China to implement "cars to let people". As early as 2010, Hangzhou included "cars to let people" into traffic regulations for mandatory promotion. Vehicles that violate the rules will be deducted 3 points and fined 100 yuan.

As a pedestrian, of course I feel that this measure is very popular with me, but after listening to the complaints from several drivers in Hangzhou, I realized that the force is not sweet. The drivers believe that some pedestrians are unscrupulous when crossing the road because they are protected by traffic regulations. They lower their heads, play with their mobile phones, and cross the road slowly, making passing vehicles angry and afraid to speak. In fact, the improvement of quality should be from the inside out. Vehicles should give way to pedestrians out of courtesy, and pedestrians should also express their gratitude. This is a naturally civilized behavior. If it is forced to give way, it seems that the quality has been rapidly improved, but it is unwilling to do so. Instead, it will lead to resentment. Once there is no supervision, it will immediately return to its original shape.

None of the above is the reason why I like Hangzhou the most. What attracts me most about Hangzhou is that it has the Phoenix Mosque, one of the four ancient mosques in the south of the Yangtze River, a mosque that can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty, and several ancient tombs of Hui sages close to the West Lake. These extremely precious ancient cultural relics silently record the glorious history of Islam in Hangzhou.

1. Halal snacks



The name of this shop is "Halal Snacks". Halal Snacks have been operating in Hangzhou for at least 7 years. It is located at the back door of the Phoenix Mosque. The owner is a local Hui in Hangzhou, and I heard from the village elders in the mosque that he has a good religious background. The shop is non-smoking and alcohol-free. It specializes in various Jiangnan specialty snacks and some northwest delicacies, because most of the shop staff are from the northwest, and the waitresses also wear headscarves.







The beef fried buns in Hangzhou are relatively large and have thick skin, and are not as small as the fried buns in Henan and Shandong.



I recommend trying the steamed beef dumplings, which are more delicate than the fried dumplings.



Casserole comes in many flavors and tastes good.



Beef vermicelli soup, this is closer to Nanjing’s beef vermicelli soup.



The mutton siomai is my favorite snack in this store. It has a nice shape and the meat is fresh and tender. It should be the mutton purchased from the northwest.

2. Northwest people



If you want to eat authentic Halal Hangzhou cuisine, I recommend you to go to Northwest Restaurant by the West Lake. Although it is owned by Northwest, this restaurant opened in Hangzhou in 1992. It has been deeply rooted in Hangzhou for more than 20 years, and the Hangzhou cuisine they make is really delicious.



West Lake Fish in Vinegar is a famous dish in Hangzhou, and it is quite satisfying to be able to eat the halal version next to the West Lake.



West Lake Beef Soup is one of the must-try dishes in Hangzhou. Although I have had it in restaurants in Beijing since I was a child, when I drink it in Hangzhou, it feels thicker.



Blanched chicken is also one of the common dishes in the south. The chicken in the south is more delicious than the chicken in the north.



Fruit shrimp

3. Gulanxuan



Gulanxuan is a halal Northeastern restaurant in Hangzhou. The owner is a Hui from Qiqihar. The store is relatively large and specializes in Northeastern-style stir-fries, hot pot, and seafood. It ranks first in Northeastern cuisine in Jianggan District on Dianping.com.





When eating shredded sweet potatoes, the shreds will come out. Dip them in the water on the side. The shreds will break. Eat them while they are hot.



Braised beef, with pancakes wrapped around various side dishes like roast duck, very fragrant.





Sticky bean buns are a Northeastern home-cooked snack that is always mentioned by actors in Northeastern film and television dramas.

4. Maizhou·Yilongxuan



This restaurant is also a Northeastern restaurant opened by the Hui Muslims of Qiqihar. After asking, I found out that this restaurant is related to Gulanxuan.





This store is located on the Wen 1st Road of Gaoxin Cultural and Educational District, far away from the West Lake. The store often receives African students, as you can tell by looking at the event photos on the wall.





The roasted lamb trotters have received good reviews. Northeastern barbecue has never let me down.



The leek box is also one of the more popular staple foods in the store.



Guobaorou, a famous Northeastern dish, is made in almost every Northeastern restaurant. However, the meat slices in the Guobaorou here are too thin, making it unsatisfying and tastes sour and sweet.

5. Huaidian Wangpo prawns



The owner of Huaidian Wangpo Prawns in Hangzhou is a Hui nationality in Sanmenxia, ​​Henan. It is a chain brand with its head office in Huaidian Hui Town, Shenqiu, Zhoukou, Henan. The shrimp frying technique there has also been registered as an intangible cultural heritage.



Brown sugar glutinous rice cake



It is served in a small pot, and the amount is very sufficient. You can eat the shrimp directly and rinse the vegetables after eating.

6. Majia Shaomai·Xiaoshan Airport Store



If you are flying from Hangzhou, you can go to Majia Shaomai near Gate 14 on the domestic arrivals floor of Xiaoshan International Airport. It tastes pretty good and is the same as the Majia Shaomai in Capital Airport T3. A set meal of 48 yuan includes two drawers of Shaomai, one meat and one vegetarian, and a bowl of beef offal soup.







The above is the information on the more distinctive halal restaurants in Hangzhou. It should also be emphasized that some Xinjiang restaurants in Hangzhou are not halal. Although these restaurants do not sell large amounts of meat, the sources of ingredients are questionable. I know of Beijiang Restaurant and Seven Guests. More and more Xinjiang restaurants are opening now, but there are fewer and fewer halal restaurants. For example, the Quality Yili Xinjiang Restaurant in Beijing does not have halal certification, and according to their chef, they will add some halal things when grilling, so be careful when eating.

7. Phoenix Mosque





The location of Phoenix Mosque is very advantageous. It is the first ancient building at the north entrance of Nansong Royal Street, a famous pedestrian street in Hangzhou. There are currently two mosques in Hangzhou, and the other newly built one is called Hangzhou Mosque, located on Yunhe East Road, Jianggan District. To the northeast of Phoenix Mosque, there was a mosque called Huihui Worship Hall in history. The original site of Huihui Worship Hall was next to Huihui New Bridge. Now the mosque has been demolished, and only the place name "Huihui New Bridge" remains.















The back hall of Fenghuang Mosque is the essence of the mosque. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty and was built using the beamless hall technique and has a West Asian architectural style.





Phoenix Mosque is currently not open to tourists. It is only used for daily worship by Dosti. It is closed on Fridays. It is arranged to gather at the newly built Hangzhou Mosque for worship. Friends traveling to Hangzhou must pay attention to the time.







8. Tomb of Buhe Tiar, the sage of heaven



There are two ancient tombs on the edge of the West Lake in Hangzhou. One of them is that of a Persian named Bhotiyar. He came to China to practice medicine and preach in the Southern Song Dynasty. He returned to life here and his two followers were also buried with him.

Bukhtiyar, whose full name is Emil Bukhtiyar Selonia Naronik, died in 1329 (the second year of the Yuan Dynasty). He was a native of Bukhara, located in present-day Uzbekistan. The epitaph records that his family had been officials for generations and had a prominent status.



The cemetery is usually closed, but there is a contact number at the door. The administrator lives nearby and is not a Muslim. He will open the door soon.













9. Ding Henian’s Tomb Pavilion



Another Huihui ancient tomb beside the West Lake is the tomb of Ding Henian. Ding Henian (1335-1424) was a very famous Huihui poet in the Yuan Dynasty and the founder of Heniantang Pharmacy in Beijing. Heniantang was founded in 1405-1408, more than 200 years earlier than Tongrentang, and even earlier than the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.



Ding Henian also came from a wealthy family and had been officials for generations. His father was Wuchang Daru Huachi. The Ding family had spent huge sums of money to support the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, so he was entrusted with important tasks. Ding He settled in Hangzhou in his later years and studied the teachings until his death at the age of 89.













Heniantang is located in Caishikou, Beijing, where beheadings were done in ancient times. According to legend, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, before the execution, some family members of the prisoners bribed the executioner in advance and asked him to stuff the deceased with steamed buns when the head fell to the ground. This may be the origin of what Lu Xun said about "human blood steamed buns". He Niantang first provided human blood steamed buns, but they were not for eating. Later, it was said that human blood steamed buns can cure diseases, and people started to snatch them. He Niantang will also provide funds for the burial of prisoners who have no family members, which is of a charitable nature.

When I was a child, I heard an old man tell another legend about Heniantang. Someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night and asked for medicine for a knife wound. The clerk found out the next day that he was given a ghost coin, and then he realized that he had seen a ghost last night. Therefore, there is a saying in old Beijing: "Go to Heniantang to ask for medicine for a knife wound - death is imminent." If it is explained from the Islamic point of view, what the clerk saw may not be a ghost, but may be a nun...
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Summary: This Manchuria Muslim travel guide keeps the original route through Chifeng, Jilin, Acheng, and Qiqihar, including mosques, mihrab details, food stops, and photos. It preserves the source order for readers following Muslim heritage in northeast China.

The Manchuria region generally refers to the four northeastern provinces and regions. Besides Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, it also includes Chifeng, Hinggan League, Tongliao, Xilin Gol League, and Hulunbuir in eastern Inner Mongolia. People in these places have similar accents, which sound like the Northeast accent to people from the eighteen provinces of the interior.

I have written halal food maps for Changchun, Harbin, and Shenyang before. This time, I am adding Chifeng, Jilin City, Acheng in Harbin, and Qiqihar.

1. Chifeng City



I came to Chifeng because it has an ancient mosque that is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The Chifeng North Mosque (Beidasi) was built in the fourth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1739). It was modeled after the style of the Shenyang South Mosque (Fengtian Qingzhen Nansi) at that time.





The North Mosque is the largest mosque in the Chifeng area. Not far from the North Mosque, there is also a South Mosque (Nandasi), which is a newly built mosque.











I saw carved phoenixes on both sides of the main prayer hall.



Under the eaves in front of the main hall, there are wooden dragon heads. Since Islam forbids drawing animal patterns and idols, these mythical creature symbols rarely appear in mosques.



The wood used for this mosque comes from the red wood of Nanshan in Chifeng.









Mihrab









The patterns on the windows are all plants and flowers, which look quite beautiful.



When you arrive in the Manchuria region, you will notice that halal restaurants here like to use blue signs. Following the logic of some, you might call them followers of the Blue Religion.



There is a lamb offal soup (yangza tang) shop next to the North Mosque. You cannot go wrong eating lamb offal when you come to Inner Mongolia.



It was still breakfast time, so I ordered a bowl of lamb offal soup (yangza) and a sesame flatbread (shaobing). It was delicious.



The owner chatted with me for a while. He is a local Hui Muslim from Chifeng. He said the Hui Muslims in Chifeng are not as 'pure' as those in Hohhot, and compared to the Hui Muslims in Hohhot, they are like 'second-tier' Hui Muslims. I have been to Hohhot and have very good Hui Muslim friends there. There are eight mosques in the urban area of Hohhot. They left a great impression on me; they are the type of people who focus equally on both this life and the afterlife.



I saw this small shop on my walk to the South Great Mosque (Qingzhen Nandasi). These halal shops are spread widely across Chifeng. There are 26 mosques in the Chifeng area, so it is quite convenient for Hui Muslims to find food here.







The Chifeng South Great Mosque was first built in the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign (1801). It was occupied in 1958 and converted into the current Changqing Park, then rebuilt at a new site in 1997.





















A small shop on the side of South Mosque Street (Nansi Jie), also run by locals.







I saw more than one seafood barbecue place on the streets of Chifeng. Perhaps because they are so far from the sea, I feel the people of Inner Mongolia have a special attachment to the ocean.





Seeing the familiar Arabic calligraphy hanging outside gave me a lot of comfort.



I chose to eat at Lao Tan Spicy Pot Chicken. This shop has been open for many years, but you cannot find much information on the Dazhong Dianping app, just a few photos. In third or fourth-tier cities and below, there are very few users on Dazhong Dianping, so you cannot find much dining information. In these cases, you can use the WeChat search function, which can find a lot of information that Baidu cannot, or you can just ask the locals.





This crispy chicken is served as a whole bird, enough for four people to eat. It is very fragrant and crispy. I suggest finding a few people to travel with when visiting Inner Mongolia, otherwise, it is hard to know what to eat.



This dish is called kuli. It is made with naked oat noodles (youmian) mixed with sesame oil. The more sesame oil, the better it tastes.



About 200 kilometers from Chifeng City, in Hexigten Banner, there is a mosque with a traditional style called Jingpeng Mosque. It was built in the Renzi year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1852) and is located on Jingpeng Street in Hexigten Banner. This mosque does not appear on maps, and Jingpeng Street is a residential area for Hui Muslims in Hexigten Banner.



After a four-hour drive, I reached Jingpeng Street. Seeing this beautiful mosque made me feel very grateful. I even think it is prettier than the North Mosque in Chifeng, as it lacks the traditional roof ornaments.



The second floor is the office area, and the first floor is the washroom.













The towels in the washroom are quite refined; they have the words for hand towel and foot towel embroidered on them.



















Jingpeng Street is currently being demolished and renovated, and the Hui Muslims have all moved across the river to live in apartment buildings.



There are not many shops on the west side of the river, as most have moved to the east side.



A local driver took me to a halal restaurant that has been in business for many years, saying that this place, Chengxinzhai, makes good food.



The two of us chose a pot of lamb neck bones and two jin (one kilogram) of boiled dumplings (shuijiao).



We ate in a private room.



The lamb neck bones were stewed until tender and very flavorful, and the beef and green onion dumplings were also delicious. The driver told me his ancestors came from Shandong. Many locals have ancestral roots in Shandong, so it is normal that they love eating boiled dumplings.



2. Jilin City



Jilin City in Jilin Province is considered the place with the highest concentration of Hui Muslims in Northeast China. There are four mosques just near Beiji Street in the city center. In the Manchu town of Wula Street, there is also the Wula Street Mosque, which is a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. However, the focus of my trip was to see the Chuanchang Gongbei.



The Chuanchang Gongbei is the shrine for Ma Datian (1757–1817), the third-generation leader of the Jahriyya menhuan. The Qing government had exiled Ma Datian to Bukui in Heilongjiang (modern-day Qiqihar). When he reached the Jilin shipyard, he passed away at the age of 60. The twelve followers who had voluntarily followed him into exile were still sent to Bukui. They settled and multiplied there, forming a community. This is the origin of the Jahriyya in the Northeast. I will mention meeting Jahriyya followers in Qiqihar later.



Before coming to the Chuanchang gongbei, I learned from a close friend whose ancestors were among the twelve families that followed the elder Ma Datian that her family helped build this gongbei. Some of her family members still guard the site today.









Every year, many descendants of the Northwest Zhe school come here to visit the graves.



The Chuanchang gongbei is now a municipal-level cultural heritage site, and a mosque has been built right next to it.













Leaving the Chuanchang gongbei, you can walk south along the road to reach the North Great Mosque, or take the bus for two stops and get off at the mosque station.





The minaret of the North Great Mosque towers into the clouds.



The Jilin North Great Mosque was first built in the 25th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1760). The mosque houses an imperial decree tablet bestowed by the Daoguang Emperor.











I met people in the mosque reciting scriptures for the deceased, with family members wearing traditional mourning clothes. This is rare; I remember seeing it once at a mosque in Shijiazhuang.









Less than two kilometers from the North Great Mosque is the Jilin West Mosque.



The West Mosque was first built in the 2nd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1737) and was rebuilt in 2004.





Banning tobacco was not without controversy. Sultan Murad IV once ordered a ban on coffee and tobacco and executed many people. After long debates between supporters and opponents, the Grand Mufti Mehmed Bahai Efendi declared tobacco legal in a fatwa. Mehmed Bahai Efendi was a heavy smoker himself; he had been fired and exiled in 1634 for smoking. His principle for issuing fatwas was that everything not explicitly forbidden is legal, while also considering what is most suitable for the people.

Of course, smoking is harmful to health and is a form of slow suicide. Today, the vast majority of Islamic countries have declared smoking illegal.











In the sixth month of the 33rd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the imperial decree stated: I have reviewed the great classics of the Han and Hui people from ancient times to the present, which represent the grand path from the beginning. There are seventy-two sects claiming to cultivate immortality and become Buddhas, leading the righteous astray into evil, and all sorts of lawless heresies have emerged. Past offenses will not be punished, but anyone who violates this again will be beheaded. The Han officials have their duties, enjoy the emperor's salary, and attend court daily. Yet the Hui Muslims pray to Allah and honor the Prophet five times a day, and although they do not eat my salary, they know how to show gratitude, which the Han people do not do as well as the Hui. Let all provinces know: if officials or commoners use minor grievances as an excuse to falsely report that the Hui Muslims are plotting a rebellion, the responsible official shall be executed first and reported later. Hui Muslims across the land must each uphold their faith, do not disobey this order, and do not fail my kindness in showing love for the path. Respect this and follow it.



The time here in Bangda has already reached past two in the morning, and People say at the mosque in Arctic Village, Mohe, Heilongjiang, the sky is already bright after one in the morning.















The West Mosque seems to value education highly and has study groups.









Leaving the West Mosque, it only takes a few hundred meters of walking to reach the East Mosque.



The East Mosque was first built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty and was rebuilt in 2000, completing my visit to the four mosques in Jilin City.



















After leaving the East Mosque (Dongsi), I returned to Mosque Street (Qingzhensi Jie), which is a large residential area for Hui Muslims.



There are many breakfast stalls selling tofu pudding (doufunao), soy milk, lamb bone broth (yangtang), and steamed buns (baozi), much like in Beijing.



There are also many snack shops.



There is a large Hui Muslim supermarket that is long and narrow, with both sides connected.











I bought some halal meat floss cake and raisin cake at the supermarket for a very cheap price.













I bought half a jin of chewy flatbread (jinbing) at Xing Noodle Shop; it tastes a lot like hand-torn bread (shoushibing) and costs 3 yuan for half a jin.





For breakfast, I had beef steamed buns (baozi) and porridge. The buns were delicious and looked great too.









I ate three buns but wasn't full, so I went across the street for a bowl of tofu pudding (doufunao) and a fried dough stick (guozi). People in Jilin call fried dough sticks (youtiao) guozi.















Before leaving, I went to a burger shop and bought a chicken leg burger combo to go. It cost 18 yuan for a cola, two chicken wings, and a chicken leg burger.





Looking at these barbecue stalls, I bet this street gets really lively at night. It is hard to find this kind of down-to-earth night market in Beijing now.

3. Acheng, Harbin



Acheng is a far suburb of Harbin, about 40 kilometers from the city center. It is home to the Acheng Ancient Mosque (Acheng Qingzhen Gusi), which is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.



There is a leisure square in front of the Acheng Mosque gate where many children play in the evening.



The area around the mosque is a neighborhood for Hui Muslims, filled mostly with restaurants run by local Hui Muslims.











Acheng Mosque is the oldest mosque in the Harbin area, built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty in 1777.











This mosque looks a lot like the Niujie Mosque. The Arabic calligraphy on the main hall's beams and the plaque on Datianjun Road are both similar to those at Niujie.



There is only one caretaker at the mosque who calls himself the lamplighter. I asked to turn on the lights to see better, but the caretaker said he could not because the mosque is a national heritage site. They keep the power off to prevent fires, only turning it on during Ramadan. The imam leaves work every day at 5:00 PM.



I had to use my phone's flashlight to take pictures.



The minbar inside the mosque is an antique.



I left Acheng for the Harbin Xiangfang Railway Station and had dinner at Dingniu Barbecue near the station.





I ordered a bottle of Qiulin kvass (qiulin gewasi). Once you have tried Qiulin, you can really taste the difference compared to other brands like Wahaha; Qiulin is definitely the best.



The owner recommended the beef bones. A huge platter arrived and surprised me, but there was not much meat on it. This big plate cost 38 yuan, and it is mostly for eating the beef bone marrow inside using a straw.

4. Qiqihar



To the people of Qiqihar, Harbin is considered the south.



There is a Mosque Road in Qiqihar.



Both sides of the street have several large halal restaurants that mainly serve Northeast Chinese cuisine.







The tea house next to the mosque is also a protected cultural heritage site.



Bukui Mosque was built in 1684, the 23rd year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is older than the city of Qiqihar itself, which is why people say, 'First came the mosque, then came Bukui City.' The East Mosque was built first for the Gedimu tradition, and later the West Mosque was built for the Jahriyya (Zheherenye) order. Together they are called Bukui Mosque. Today, when I arrived, it was time for the prayer service (pesh). The two halls held prayers separately; after the East Mosque finished bowing, the West Mosque was still collectively chanting praises to the Prophet.















Next to Bukui Mosque is the shrine (gongbei), where the ancestors of the twelve families who were exiled to Bukui along with the shipyard master are buried.











The main hall is currently being renovated, so the congregants of the East and West mosques are each praying in a temporary prayer hall.



A halal nursing home in Qiqihar.



I went to eat at Yuxiangzhai. Since the restaurant is so big, I wanted to check for recommended dishes on Dazhong Dianping first, but the waiter said there is nothing online and I should look at the murals on the wall to order.









I really love eating Northeast Chinese food, especially steamed dumplings (shaomai) and double-cooked pork slices (guobaorou). I never get tired of them.



The beef steamed dumplings (shaomai) cost 20 yuan per steamer and have thin skins with lots of filling.





The sweet and sour double-cooked pork slices (guobaorou) served with Northeast rice are delicious. The portion is just too big; two people couldn't finish such a large plate of meat. I ate until I was stuffed, but the amount of food didn't seem to go down, so I had to pack it up.

On my way to Bukui Mosque, I saw a small shop called Yangxuan Guolao that sells pan-fried dumplings (guolao). They look like potstickers (guotie) and seem delicious. Once the renovations at Bukui Mosque are finished, I want to come back and try them.

This concludes my tour of mosques in Manchuria. Here is a look back at previous posts:

A map of halal food in Changchun, Harbin, and Shenyang.
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Summary: Best Halal Food Beijing: Niujie, Chaoyang, Daxing and District-by-District Muslim Restaurant Map is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: This is the final part of my Beijing halal food map series. Following suggestions from friends and family, I have organized the restaurant information by district to make it easier to find. 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.

This is the final part of my Beijing halal food map series. Following suggestions from friends and family, I have organized the restaurant information by district to make it easier to find. Due to space limits, I have included only one photo for each restaurant, with the address listed below it. This list does not include restaurants in Yanqing, Mentougou, or Pinggu districts, and some very famous spots were left out. I have focused on restaurants with local character, covering China's eight major cuisines and flavors from many countries around the world. I have personally visited and gathered information on nearly two hundred restaurants.

Xicheng District

Houweiju Old Beijing Griddle Barbecue (zhizi kaorou)



No. 31 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District (west of the first traffic light south of Xiaoxiang Building)

Xi'an Jasan Steamed Buns (baozi)



No. 1A Baiyunguan Street, Xicheng District

Dahuo Paper-Grilled Barbecue



Nanheng West Street, next to Beijing Health Vocational College

Zhizi Revolution



No. 25 Lingdang Hutong, Jiugulou Street (Gulou branch)

Octopus Balls (takoyaki)



First floor, Qianmen Laozhalan Mall

Nailao Wei Dairy Shop



Room 107, No. 202 Guang'anmen Inner Street (west side of Dazhong Electronics)

Jubaoyuan



No. 5-2 Niujie, Xuanwu District

Hongsheng Hao Charcoal Grilled Lamb Leg



Left side of the main gate of the Health Vocational College, Nanheng West Street

Baodu Feng (Caishikou branch)



Lianhua Hutong, southwest of Caishikou intersection (west side of Fenghua Haojing)

Shandong Shada-cu Savory Crepe (jianbing)



Entrance of the Shuru Hutong Halal Food Market

Niujie Baoji Mung Bean Milk (douzhi)



Entrance of Shuru Hutong, Niujie

Muyixuan lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi)



East of the Niujie Road intersection

Meisi Coffee (Western-style light meals)



100 meters south of the main gate of the Niujie Mosque

Laochengyi lamb spine hot pot (yangxiezi)



No. 3 Commercial Street, Niujie North Entrance

Dashuntang



Building Jia 4, No. 5 Fayuansi Xili, Jiaozihutong, Xicheng District.

Halal dumpling restaurant



South gate of Niujie Xili Zone 2, Xicheng District

Xi'an Palace crispy beef pie (xiangsu niuroubing)



East of the Niujie Road intersection, Xicheng District

Kaorouji



Qianhai East Bank, Shichahai, Xicheng District

Hongbinlou (traditional Beijing cuisine)



No. 11 Zhanlanguan Road, Xicheng District

Lazi Indian Music Restaurant



No. 31 Gulou West Street, Xicheng District

Hongfuda Restaurant (Sichuan and Beijing cuisine)



4th Floor, Diaoyutai Wanfang Xidan Shopping Mall

Yaoji tripe-wrapped meat (dubao rou)



Room 107, Building 11, Niujie Xili Zone 2

Gaolaosi lamb soup (yangtang)



Inside the courtyard of Home Inn, Guang'anmen Inner Street

Old Neighborhood Beef Noodles (Lao Jie Fang Niu Rou Mian)



Ground floor shops on the west side of Jiaozihutong

Tiankelai (traditional Beijing-style dishes)



Jiaozihutong, Niujie

Hongji Halal Snack Shop



Across from the Niujie Halal Supermarket

Chuxianglou (high-end Northwest fusion cuisine)



Second floor of SOGO Department Store, Xuanwumen

Zhangji Hot Pot (Zhangji Shuanrou)



95 Meishijie, Xicheng District, near the McDonald's at Qianmen

Xinjiang Bing Tuan Restaurant



Building 2, Courtyard 6, Malian Dao South Street, Xicheng District (west of Carrefour)

Dongcheng District

Baikui Laohao Restaurant



195 Andingmen Inner Street

Yuezhen Yayuan (high-end Northwest cuisine)



55 Andingmen East Street, Dongcheng District

Gulou Noodle Shop (modern fusion cuisine)



25 Donggongjie, Gulou East Street

Tangdou Conveyor Belt Buffet Hot Pot



8th floor, north side of Souxiu City Shopping Plaza, Chongwenmen Outer Street (across from Phase 2 of the New World Department Store)

Suzhou Hui Muslim Restaurant (traditional Beijing cuisine)



36 Suzhou Hutong, Dongcheng District

Longtan Hot Pot (Longtan Shuanrou)



16 Zuo'anmen Inner Street, next to the northwest gate of Longtan Lake Park

Alan Restaurant (traditional Beijing flavor)



West of Building 2, Tiantan Dongli South District, Dongcheng District (1 Yongdingmen East Street)

Jinghumenshuanyan Hot Pot



Qumen Subway Station, second floor of Hongdu Building

Annei Laoma Steamed Dumplings (shaomai)



112 Andingmen Inner Street, Dongcheng District

Saduli Indian Restaurant



Second floor, 70A Beiluoguxiang

Dashi (Beijing, Cantonese, and Sichuan-Hunan cuisine)



Address: No. 277 Dongzhimen Inner Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, near Beixinqiao Subway Station.

Chaoyang District

Jinjiang Xiyu Restaurant



411, Area 4, Huizhong Beili, Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District

Döner Turkish Coffee (Turkish cafe)



Ground floor shops next to Xiushui Street, Chaoyang District

Qingxiangge Dalian Seafood



Next to Dongdaqiao Subway Station, Chaoyang District

Jianghu No. 80



Ground floor shops, Chaoyang Road Entrepreneurship Park

Hemeizhai Roast Duck Restaurant



Shenlu Street, Chaoyang District

Baizuan Xinjiang Restaurant



116 Luying Street, Chaoyang District

Wangas Muslim Restaurant



Ground floor shop, Wanda Plaza, Guomao, Chaoyang District

Indian Kitchen (Yindu Xiaochu)



2nd Floor, No. 2 Sanlitun North Small Street

Silk Road Station (new-style Xinjiang restaurant)



West Gate of Lido Park, No. 6 Fangyuan West Road (near Lido)

Ningxia Flavors (Ningxia cuisine)



2F, Fenglian Plaza, No. 18 Chaoyangmen Outer Street, Chaoyang District

Eliya Halal Bakery



Shop 06, Building 56, Changying Ethnic Homeland, Changying Middle Road, Chaoyang District

Xingu Halal Charcoal BBQ (Korean cuisine)



Next to Yunding Billiards Club, opposite the south gate of Ethnic Homeland residential area, Changying Middle Road (west side of Ethnic Primary School)

One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian cuisine)



No. 6 Chaoyang Park Road, Solana, Chaoyang District

Alameen

Lebanese Restaurant



Next to the German Embassy in Sanlitun

Khan Baba Pakistani Restaurant



Room 511, 5th Floor, Building 2, Sanlitun SOHO, No. 8 Gongti North Road, Chaoyang District

Hefeng Banquet (Hefeng no Utage)



1st Floor, Shaanxi Mansion, Shilihe, Chaoyang District

Istanbul Turkish Restaurant



No. B7 Xiushui South Street (north side of International Building, back street of Friendship Store)

Benjamin Indian-Afghan Restaurant



The second floor of Haoyun Street in Chaoyang District.

Dardanelles Turkish Restaurant.



Units 1-21-22, Courtyard 39, Shenlu Street, Ritan North Road, Chaoyang District.

Persepolis Restaurant (Iranian cuisine).



Exit A of Tuanjiehu Subway Station in Chaoyang District.

Turkish Mama Restaurant.



Exit A of Tuanjiehu Subway Station in Chaoyang District.

Huawei Meat Pie Shop.



No. 11 Songyu North Road.

Xifentang.



Unit 0189B, Block D, Chaowai SOHO, No. 6 Chaowai Street.

Musafir Xinjiang Restaurant.



No. 27 Xidawang Road, Chaoyang District, right outside Pingle Yuan Station on Subway Line 14.

Fireside (French halal restaurant).



First floor, Block E, No. 9 Jinhui Road.

Yan Hot Pot (Sichuan-style hot pot).



Fourth floor of Kuntai Mall, Chaoyang District, Yanlanlou Chaowai Street branch.

A-Gong Noodle House.



Late Night Canteen, basement level of Hopson One, Chaoyang District.

Hailiye Yunnan Halal Restaurant.



First floor of the World Financial Centre.

Xinjiang-style meatball soup.



Second floor of Chaowai SOHO Block B.

NAIL.

Russian-style Western restaurant



Shenlu Street, Chaoyang District, opposite Desert Rose Restaurant

Shangzi Street Clear Beef Brisket Noodles (Cantonese halal restaurant)



West side of the intersection at Yabaolu South Slope Mosque

Shuyuan Small Restaurant



Ground floor shops of Ritan International Trade Center

Changying Three Brothers



Changying Middle Road, Chaoyang District

36 Degrees North Latitude Hot Pot



B1, Wangjing Huacai Commercial Center

Yilao Baiwei Dipping Sauce Hot Pot (Chaoshan hot pot)



No. 13 Changying Guanzhuang Road

Yueshengguan (Korean-style barbecue)



Ground floor shops of Yabaocheng, No. 19 Ritan North Road, Chaoyang District

Caravan Moroccan Halal Restaurant and Bar



No. 44 Guanghua Road, Jianguomenwai

Zhongfayuan Northwest Feast (high-end Northwest fusion cuisine)



2nd Floor, Building C, Oriental Media Center, No. 4 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District

Yiyuan Gourmet Tea House (high-end fusion cuisine)



Ground floor of Xincheng International, Chaoyang District

Yijinyuan (high-end Northwest fusion cuisine)



Inside the east gate of Longze Yuyue Scenic Area, Yuan Dadu City Wall Ruins Park, Beitucheng East Road, Chaoyang District

Badao Noodles (Chongqing small noodles)



No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, 798 Art Zone (opposite UCCA Center for Contemporary Art)

Haitian Yise (sashimi, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine)



No. 13 Guanzhuang Road, Chaoyang District

Jingmen Laobao San



Building 212, Baiziwan Jiayuan, Chaoyang District

Yongchang Laoguanzi



West side of the ground floor shops at Haitian Yise, No. 13 Guanzhuang Road

Xinyuezhai



Next to Nandouya Mosque, Douban Hutong, Chaoyang District

Ritan Shuanrou



East side of Ritan Park

Gutong Laoyuan Shuanrou



Baihuanyuan, Chaoyang District

Zitengxuan Restaurant (traditional Beijing cuisine)



300 meters east of Tuanjiehu Bridge

Yinmadeng Chuanchuan Market (cold pot skewers)



Northeast corner of Pingle Yuan Subway Station

Fengtai District

Jufuyuan Shuanrou



No. 14 Huxili, 100 meters south of Dazhong Electrical Appliance

Xuezhan Dapanji



Second floor of Ruihai Building next to the West Railway Station

Asiya Restaurant (Northwest cuisine)



No. 45A Fengtai North Road, Lize Bridge

Tanguoju



Shop 23, Building 8, Courtyard 7, Fengqiao Road

Yuanxie Hot Pot Restaurant



Nanxiaojie South Road, Fengtai District

Laomenkuang Baodu Fangzhuang Branch 2



No. 157 Yujiafen, Fangzhuang South Road, Fengtai District

Changping District

Huayunlou Steamed Dumpling (shaomai) Restaurant



No. 2 Zhanqian Road, Shahe Town, Changping District

Chongqing Xiangchangzui Old Stove Hot Pot



Room 201, Building 16, Jiayuan District 1, North Street, Shahe Higher Education Park, Changping District

Liangji Braised Noodles (huimian)



Unit 104, Ganglong Commercial Area, No. 18 Huilongguan West Street, Changping District (east side of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) (Huilong Surplus Goods Market)

Laikebi Happy Pizza (Western-style light meal)



No. 17 Songyuan Road, Changping District

Aiyidian Halal Yunnan Cuisine



Ground floor, north section of the commercial area on the west side of Fenyayuan District 2, Huilongguan Town, axes 19-21

Old Yang Family Halal Restaurant (New-style fusion cuisine)



No. 30, West Lane 1, Xiguanshi Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District

Yangfang Shengli Lamb Hot Pot



Xiguanshi Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District

Fangshan District

Ailifu Lamb Hot Pot



Chaoyang North Road, Fangshan District

Tongshunzhai Restaurant



South entrance of Doudian Village, Fangshan District

Quran Family (dipped beef tripe, roasted rabbit head)



50 meters north of the 993 bus terminal, south of Doudian Village, on the west side of the road

Zhang's Big Poplar Tree Restaurant (farmhouse dishes)



Directly opposite the Doudian Mosque

Asian Tribe 7 (Indian food)



Room 207, 2nd Floor, Building 1, Jinjie, Changyang Peninsula, Fangshan District

Wanzhenlou Restaurant (Korean-style barbecue buffet)



Zhuochen Building, 12 Xilu South Street, Liangxiang, Fangshan District

Yingbinlou Restaurant (Beijing cuisine)



Next to the Doudian Mosque, Fangshan District

Haidian District

Yilanlou (Northwest Chinese cuisine)



5 Zaojunmiao Road, Haidian District

Ganges Indian Restaurant



6th Floor, Wudaokou Shopping Center

HI HELLO

Western-style grilled rice



Shop 4, Ground Floor, Building 2, Weibohao Garden

Ma Wu Spicy Soup (hulatang) and Pan-fried Buns (shuijianbao) on Guhuai Street



Phase II, Shibao Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District

Hu's Original Beef Soup (Huainan cuisine)



1st Floor, Shuangtian Building, 30 North Third Ring West Road

Qinshengxuan Xi'an Mutton Pita Soup (yangrou paomo)



40-10 North Third Ring Middle Road (near Taipingzhuang Bridge)

Sijiqing Jinxiang Spring Water Hot Pot (Sijiqing Jinxiang Shuanshuorou Guan)



West of Sijiqing Bridge, Haidian District (southwest corner of Nanpingzhuang intersection)

Yanlanlou (high-end Northwest Chinese cuisine)



Opposite the National Library

Bayi Laoye



Building 23, Weigongcun Residential Area, 22 Minzu University West Road, Haidian District

Daxing District

Dianxinyuan New-Style Yunnan Halal Cuisine



Ground floor shops on the north side of Yongkang Apartment, 18 Kangding Street (100 meters west of Exit A, Tongjinan Road Subway Station)

Xueying Heshunzhai Lamb Spine Hot Pot (Yangxiezi)



No. 10, Lane 16, Qingzheng South Road, Xueying Village, Panggezhuang Town, Daxing District

Chengji Shanxian Lamb Soup Restaurant (Yangtang Guan)



Sanzhong Lane (near Xingfeng Street), about 525 meters from Huangcun West Street Station

Erjie Earth Pot Stew (Diguo Dun)



No. 6, Lane 4, Qingren Road, Daxing District

Jingnan No. 1 Hot Pot (Shuan)



No. 1-A, Qingzheng Road, Xueying Village, Panggezhuang, Daxing District

Rundexuan Halal Restaurant



No. 14 Hongsheng Road, North Second Street, Xihongmen, Daxing District (300 meters north of Xihongmen Subway Station, east side of the road)

Guoguojiao Spicy Dry Pot (Malaxiangguo)



Unit 107, Unit 3, Building 1, Courtyard 39, Chunhe Road, Daxing District

Xinjiang Happy Restaurant



Exit at Xihongmen Station on Subway Line 4, third floor of the Joy Breeze (Huiju) Shopping Center

Yanlan Renjia (Northwest fusion cuisine)



Qingyuan Road, Daxing District

Juewei Duck Neck



Xueying Village, Daxing District

Tongzhou District

Jujingyuan (traditional Beijing cuisine)



Lvyou Xincun, Tongzhou District

Ziguangyuan



Zhongshan Street, Tongzhou District

Zhangji Potstickers (Zhangji Guotie)



70 meters west of Beixiaoyuan Station on Yudaihe East Street, north side of the road

Baixingju (traditional Beijing cuisine)



Baixingju Restaurant, Xiguan Mosque, Yudaihe West Street, Tongzhou District

Shunyi District

Huguosi Snacks (Airport branch)



B1, Terminal 2, Capital Airport

Majia Steamed Dumplings (Majia Shaomai) (now open)



Departure Hall, Terminal 3, Capital Airport

Fushouzhai



Chuangzhan branch, Shunyi District

Huoyan Kongjian Korean BBQ



No. 38 Yumin Street, Shunyi District

Shali Ma Indian and Pakistani Cuisine



Shunyi District

Room 104, Floor 1, Building 8, 16 Yufeng Road (Xinguozhan Huizhan Yujing)

Shijingshan District

Original Flavor Braised Dough Bits (yuanwei huimashi)



Street-level shop, 22 Yinhe Street, Lugu Subdistrict, Hanhai Changcheng Building

Miyun District

Shixiangxuan Small Seafood



Nangeng Street, Miyun District

Tanghe Halal Restaurant



Shop 011, Huanjie, Gubei Water Town Square, Miyun

For detailed introductions to each restaurant, please browse the links from previous posts:

[Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Including the most complete list of foreign restaurants)] (Part 1)

[Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Including the most complete list of foreign restaurants)] (Part 2)

[Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Including the most complete list of foreign restaurants)] (Part 3)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 4)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 5)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 6)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 7)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 8)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 9)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 10)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 11)

Beijing Specialty Halal Dining Guide (Part 12)

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