Huaisheng temple [Guangzhou]

The Huaisheng temple lie in Guangzhou city Guangta way, it is the first temple after Islam that introduce to China. The ancient here was once the luxuriant workshop where a Arabic businessman lived in concentrated communities. The temple is called cherished holily, is the purpose that the religionist cherishes the memory of the greatest sage of Islam founder Mohammed. It is the important relics of the exchange of friendly visits of China and Arab countries. In the temple door it is watch monthly building, long corridor, stone-tablet pavilion, Book hall, water room, week the hall building to have, the southwest corner stands the famous light tower. The light tower is also called the Huaisheng tower. This is Islam tower, built by laying bricks or stones, appearance is built and wiped with the shell dust of small clam, cylindrical, without level, like the silver pen directs at the skies. By nearly towers of river bank in ancient times, among May and June of every year, the religionist mounted the top of the tower and prayed for the wind news, look at the oceangoing ship of Arabian Sea and take advantage of coming in monsoon.