Huaisheng Mosque

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Huaisheng Mosque
Traditional Chinese:		懷聖寺
Simplified Chinese:		怀圣寺
Mandarin
Mandarin	Hanyu Pinyin:	huáishèng sì
Cantonese
Cantonese	Jyutping:	waai4 sing3 zi6
Lighthouse Mosque
Chinese:		光塔寺
Mandarin
Mandarin	Pinyin:	guāngtǎ sì
Cantonese
Cantonese	Jyutping:	gwong1 taap8 zi6

The Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, also known as the Lighthouse Mosque, is, at over 1,300 years old, one of the oldest mosques in China. It was named in memory of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Its calling tower is 36 feet tall with a pointed tip. The building used to serve as a beacon for boats, which is how it got its alternative name.