A provincial gazetteer dates an early mosque near Bukui to 1684. It says Hui Muslims from Shanxi, Shandong and Hebei built several simple grass-and-wood rooms about a li southwest of the village, calling the place a prayer hall or mosque. The entry preserves a modest beginning for a religious institution in Qiqihar’s old Bukui landscape.
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Bukui Mosque: an early prayer house and a protected courtyard
A 1684 gazetteer entry records a small mosque near Bukui village; today’s provincial protection boundary includes its courtyard and a 15-metre margin beyond the wall.
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A small mosque near Bukui village
Protection extends beyond the walls
A 2021 Heilongjiang government notice defines Bukui Mosque’s protected area to include the buildings inside the compound wall and 15 metres beyond it. A further construction-control zone extends 30 metres outside that protected area. The boundary treats the mosque as a courtyard setting, giving the space around its buildings a place in the conservation record.
