Map Showing the Location of Islamic BuildingsTourist Map of Northern and Southern Xinjiang Along the TiahanMountainEditor's NotePreface 1Preface 2General IntroductionThe Historical Development of Islamic Buildings --The Spread from Arabia into China via the Silk and Spice RoadI.The Beginnings and the Spread EastwardsIIThe Period of TraplantationIII.The Period of FormationIV.The Period of AdjustmentV.The Period of Stagnancy and DeclineThe Categories and Composition of Islamic Buildings --The Unique Features of the Mosques and Mausoleums withTheirMixture of Chinese and Arab CharacteristicsI.The MosquesII.The MausoleumsThe Layout and Fitting up of Islamic Buildings The Technical and Artistic Achievements of the Two Major Types ofChinese Islamic BuildingsI.The Architectural Layout, Treatment of Space and ArtisticAchievementsII.The Architectural Fittings and DecorationNotes on the PhotographsNorthern China (Sites North of the Yellow River)The Rear Mihrab Hall of the Great Hall of Wohip in the NiujieMosque, BeiiingInterior View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Niujie Mosque,BeijingThe Ceiling of the Holy Niche in the Rear Mihrab Hall of the NiujieMosque, BeijingThe Bangke Tower of the Niujie Mosque, BeijingInterior View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Dongsi Mosque,BeijingThe Great Hall of Wohip in the Northern Great Mosque, TianjinThe Front Rolled-Shed Roof of the Great Hall of Wohip in theNorthern Great Mosque, TianjinThe Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou, HebeiThe Screen Gate and Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Bozhen, Botou,Hebei Side View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Mosque of Bozhen,Botou, HebeiFront View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Mosque of Bozhen,Botou, HebeiThe Minbar in the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Cangzhou, HebeiInterior View of the Hall of Wohip in the Southern Great Mosque,Jinan, ShandongThe Great tlall of Wohip in the Eastern Great Mosque, Jining,ShandongThe Second Gate of the Mosque, Zhengzhou, HenanInterior View of the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Zhengzhou,t-IenanThe Minbar in the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Zhengzhou, HenanInterior View of the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Qinyang, HenanThe Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque, Qinyang, HenanThe Holy Niche and Minbar in the Rear Hall of the Mosque, Qinyang,HenanMain Entrance to the Mosque, Qinyang, HenanExterior View of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque, Qinyang, HenanThe Holy Niche and Minbar in the Great Hall of Wohip in the Mosque,Taiyuan, ShanxiInterior View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Taiyuan,ShanxiThe Wooden Decorated Archway in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an,ShaanxiThe Stone Archway and Tablet Pavilio in the Huajuexiang Mosque,Xi'an, ShaanxiThe Partition Doo of the Side Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque,Xi'an, ShaanxiThe Brick Screen Wall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, ShaanxiThe Lecture Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an, ShaanxiSide View of the Lecture Hall in the Huajuexiang Mosque, Xi'an,ShaanxiGeneral View of the Great Mosque, Tongxin, NingxiaThe Screen Wall of the Great Mosque, Tongxin, NingxiaDetail of the Bangke Tower in the Great Mosque, Tongxin, NingxiaA Corner of the Rolled-Shed Roof of the Hall of Wohip in the GreatMosque, Tongxin, NingxiaThe Great Hall of Wohip in the Najiahu Mosque, Yongning, NingxiaSide View of the Great Hall of Wohip in the Najiahu Mosque,Yongning, NingxiaThe Grand Gonghei Mausoleum and its Front Hall, Linxia, GauThe Main Entrance to the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, GauThe Grand Gongbei Mausoleum, Linxia, Gau Brick Carvings on the Outer Wall of the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum,Linxia, GauThe Side Arched Doorway and Wall of the Grand Gongbei Mausoleum,Linxia, GauThe Bangke Tower in the Laowang Mosque, Linxia, Gau Central China (East and Southwest China)The Southern Side of the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Yangzhou,Jiangsu Interior View of the Hall of Wohip in the SongJiang Mosque,ShanghaiThe Second Gateway of the Songjiang Mosque, ShanghaiThe Brick Screen Wall in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, SichuanThe Second Gateway of the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, SichuanThe Wooden Decorated Archway in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, SichuanThe Great Hall of Wohip in the Baba Mosque, Langzhong, SichuanNortheast ChinaInterior View of the Hall of Wohip in the Southern Mosque,Shenyang, LiaoningThe Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Changchun, JilinDetail of an Exterior Eave of the Hall of Wohip in the Mosque,Changchun, JilinSites North of the Great WallThe Great Hall of Wohip in the Mosque, Huhhot, Inner MongoliaThe Moon-Watching Tower in the Mosque, Huhhot, Inner MongoliaWestern SitesBrick Carvings on the Corridor Wall in the Eastern Great Mosque,Xining, QinghaiThe Second Gateway of the Eastern Great Mosque, Xining, QinghaiInterior View of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the Mosque ofQingshuixiang, Xunhua, QinghaiThe Bangke Tower in the Mosque of Qingshuixiang, Xunhua, QinghaiDougong Brackets on Top of the Column Cap Under the Eaves of theGreat Hall of Wohip in the Qingshuixiang Mosque, Xunhua, QinghaiDougong Brackets on Top of a Column Cap Under the Front Eaves ofthe Hall of Wohip in the Suzhi Mosque, Xunhua, QinghaiThe Caisson Ceiling of the Rear Mihrab Hall in the HongshuiquanMosque, Huangzhong, Qinghai.The Sugong Tower in the Sugongta Mosque, Tnrpan, XinjiangExterior View of the Sugongta Mosque, Turpan, XinjiangThe Tuhuluk Timur Maza, Huocheng, XinjiangFront View of the Tuhuluk Timur Mausoleum, Huocheng, XinjiangThe Great Hall of Wohip in the Great Mosque, Kuche, XinjiangExterior Xliew oF the Great Mosque, Kuche, Xin)iangInterior View of the Great Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi,XinjiangThe Higher Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, XinjiangThe Exterior Hall of the Higher Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi,XinjiangThe Main Entrance to the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, XinjiangThe Green-Roofed Mosque in the Abahejia Maza, Kashi, XinjiangThe Abahejia Maza, Kashi, XiniiangThe Holy Niche of the Hall of Wohip in the Audadik Mosque, Kashi,XinjiangInterior View of the Hall of Wohip in a Mosque, Kashi, XinjiangThe Holy Niche of the Hall of Wohip in the Aidika'er Mosque, Kashi,XinjiangExterior View of the Aidika'er Mosque, Kashi, XinjiangThe Monarch Mausoleum, Hami, XinjiangDetail of the Exterior Hall in the Great Mosque, Shache, XiniiangThe Main Entrance to the Jamai Mosque, Hotan, XinjiangAppendicesGlossaryChronology of Major Events in the History of Chinese Architecture