The Huaisheng Mosque in Canton: A New Translation and Analysis of the Oldest Inscription from 1350 CE
Islam in Chinastele inscriptionepigraphymosqueYuan dynastyCanton
Barbara Stöcker-Parnian | Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia (AAV) 37 (2024) | Strony: 235–264DOI: https://doi.org/10.60018/AcAsVa.mcrr8063
Streszczenie
The Huaisheng Mosque in Canton is one of the oldest mosques in China. Its exact founding year is unknown, however the earliest still existing inscription dates to the year 1350, the final stage of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). The text carved on a stone stele documents the reconstruction of the mosque, after it had burnt down some years earlier. To make this text known to a wider public and correct misunderstandings, the inscription was completely translated and newly annotated.
