<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;">
The stone archway is part of the<br> Xi'an picture - largest and best-preserved early mosque in China, existing since 1392. The mosque was founded by a naval admiral who was the the son of a prestigious Muslim family and famous for clearing the China Sea of pirates.
</div></nolayer></noembed>
small
|
medium
|
large
|
view full-size
image -- 1600 x 1200)
largest and best-preserved early mosque in China, existing since 1392. The mosque was founded by a naval admiral who was the the son of a prestigious Muslim family and famous for clearing the China Sea of pirates.
Asia
view full-size
image -- 1600 x 1200)