تخطيط المساجد الأثرية الباقية في مدينة بكين "دراسة تحليلية مقارنة" the Layout of the Remaining Historic Mosques in Beijing “An Analytical and Comprative Study”

Abstract

Undoubtedly, Islamic architecture in China was affected directly and indirectly by the heritage of Chinese architecture. This was reflected in the planning of Chinese mosques. As its layouts differed from those in the Islamic world. The mosques in Beijing followed the traditional Chinese layout with courtyards, which relies on the traditional Chinese courtyards, with their gardens, trees, huge incense burners, and fish ponds, overlooked by buildings and buildings that are independent of each other. In addition, mosques were characterized by the phenomenon of multiple courtyards in some mosques. Hence, we can consider Chinese mosques as Chinese architecture in the first place, influenced by Islamic architecture. In the same context, The plan of prayer halls in mosques varied, as well as the mihrab halls with multiple layouts. The study seeks to analyze the layout of Chinese mosques on the one hand, and also tries to discover the reasons affecting their architecture, and compares them with each other on the other hand, in order to understand the philosophy of their architecture and development.