Dongda Temple, a Temple in Jining City, Shandong Province

Dongda Temple in Jining City, also known as Shunhe Dongda Temple, is located in the southeast of Jining City, on Shanghe West Street at Xiaozhakou. It is an Islamic worship temple with a long history and magnificent architecture.

Dongda Temple was built in the early Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in Tianshun three years (1459). During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the bank was expanded and rebuilt during the reign of Qianlong, and today it has begun to take shape. "Its boldness of vision ranks first in China's wooden mosque". It is a "dragon head" Islamic architectural complex in the style of China Palace. The main buildings are arranged according to the east-west axis, followed by the preface hall, the hall of great heroes and the full moon building.

Dongda Temple was carefully designed and built according to the Arab national form and Islamic canon. The main buildings are arranged along the east-west axis and built by the river. In the wooden fence in the middle of the front eight-character wall, there is a stone carving Sun Moon Square, which stands solemnly in the middle. The stone square is exquisitely carved, and the relief is lifelike. The two sides of the top of the square are decorated with patterns and images of the left sun and the right moon, hence the name "Riyuefang".

A cypress tree at both ends is vigorous and tall. In addition, there are two carpentry rooms, which are symmetrical from north to south and lined up with the right. The whole courtyard is full of pine and cypress. Inside is the gate of Dongda Temple, 3 towers, glazed tiles, with solemn momentum and high relief stone pillars in the middle, which are lifelike. There are six lecture halls in the north and south, and there is a bunker-style building with two lemons and six horns in the middle. During Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Ramadan, imams go upstairs to read the Koran. And called on the parishioners to come to the mosque to worship in Arabic.

Daxiong Hall, called "Mesjid" in Arabic, is the main building of the whole temple, with a building area of 1057 square meters. It consists of a roll shed, a main hall and a back hall. The main hall is supported by 24 wooden pillars with a diameter of two feet, supporting the entire room surface of 8 1 Guangsha. The wooden coffin and the surrounding door partitions are carved with golden nanmu, and the patterns composed of Arabic characters show high skill and unique national style. On the day of three festivals and the usual ceremonies, the Imam led the parishioners to give lectures and conduct other religious activities in this hall.

This temple can accommodate two thousand people to worship at the same time. The temple is a building leaning against the mountain, with yellow-green glazed tiles on the top, reflecting the sun and shining. The top ridges are decorated with dragon tails, the front ridges are high and the cornices are raised. It is inlaid with 16 rolling dragon, with two big pearls in the middle and a copper brake vase on it.

Houdian Town is a small building with a hexagonal umbrella-shaped glazed tile roof, which is unique in shape and higher than the main hall. The whole building of this hall looks magnificent.

Behind the temple is the last group of buildings on this central axis-the Moon Tower. It is a rectangular two-story pavilion, and its overall form is solemn and simple, small and exquisite. Attached to the majestic hall, each has its own merits. Downstairs is the back door of the temple, which leads directly to the east exit of Zhifang Street. Two high-relief stone pillars at the back door carved a pair of soaring Cai Feng and the carved dragon railing at the front door, which are connected back and forth, expressing the auspicious meaning of "Dragon and Phoenix are auspicious".

Dongda Temple has a unique architectural style, with a total construction area of 4 1.84 square meters. Now he is the leader of the mosque in our province.

1982 reconstruction, and then built an iron bridge with national characteristics on the Qianmen ancient canal, which is convenient for the worshippers and the masses to watch. 1992, designated as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.