The Qingjing Mosque stands on Tumen Street in Quanzhou, Fujian, and was built in 1009 or 1010. Its Arabic foundation inscription gives the original name as the Mosque of the Alashab. Islam reached Quanzhou through Tang-era maritime trade with Arab and Persian merchants, and the mosque was a gathering place for foreign traders in the Song and Yuan periods. The style blends Islamic design with Minnan Chinese architecture.
The site covers about 26,900 square feet (2,500 square meters) and holds about 300 worshipers. The original Fengtian Hall measured about 98 by 89 feet (30 by 27 meters). The stone entryway of diabase and white granite is described as the only stone mosque entrance in mainland China.
A typhoon destroyed the Fengtian roof in 1761, and the main prayer hall moved to Mingshan Hall. UNESCO listed it in 2021 as part of Quanzhou's Song-Yuan heritage.
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