Remains of Mosque of Judaism in Kaifeng [Kaifeng]

It is the only remains of Judaism mosque established after the settlement of Jewry in China. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jewish businessmen once lived in the capital city (named Eastern Capital) of Northern Song Dynasty to do business in China, and this mosque was built in 1163 AD The mosque was destroyed in the middle period of 19 century. Fortunately, Mr. Meng Zhengqing, a missionary of religion of France kept the two drawings of this mosque. One drawing was the overall view of the mosque, and the other one was the interior look, thus enable to keep the look of the Judaism mosque once existing in Kaifeng for 700 years. According to the drawings, we know that the mosque was 130 meters in length from west to east, and 50 meters in width. There are an archery tower behind the main gate and a horizontal inscribed board above it which bore the words "Worship Heaven and Bless the Country" written by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. The main hall named as "Hall of live in peace and enjoy one's work", with two stone tablets standing on each side, namely " the tablet of 2nd year of Emperor Kangxi" and "tablet of Emperor Hongzhi". The paradise was behind the main hall, formerly there were many Judaism inscriptions, but it is regret that all these classic books were plundered by foreign missionaries.