Kaifengdongda Temple

Dongda Temple was built in 1841 during the Daoguang period. It is rumored that the Yellow River broke its embankment and the whole city was flooded in Kaifeng. More than 20 Hui youths rescued the villagers for sacrifice. The local official squire raised funds to build the temple. Now the temple has a regular prayer ceremony five times a day. Visiting is fine.

Kaifeng is centered on Dongda Temple, which forms the local Muslim Street. It can also be a residential area of the Muslim people. This time, it is unfortunate that Dongda Temple is being repaired, but you can still read the taste of these history, the characteristics of the ethnicity, the feeling of religion, and it is important to keep quiet inside.

Kaifeng Dongda Temple is famous for its snack street in front of the door. The gate of Dongda Temple is also occupied by hawkers. It enters from the side door. Huoran is cheerful. It is large and deep. It takes a while to walk slowly. It feels good.

Dongda Temple (Kaifeng halal East Temple) Kaifeng City, the existing large-scale Islamic mosque, was once known as the first square in Henan Province. For the Min Temple, that is, the place of worship for the Muslim masses, there are 17 nautical miles, and the daily number of worshippers should be the first in Kaifeng City Mosque. Today's temple was the "Daliang Mosque" in the early Ming Dynasty. It is rumored that Hongwu was in the early years, often in the spring to conquer Kaifeng, and wanted to go north to recover Beijing, but the strength was insufficient. Zhu Yuanxuan also came to Kaifeng and recruited soldiers to buy horses. Some young people at the gate of Dongda Temple, Yongyue joined the army, Zhu Yuanxuan was very touched, and he wrote the "Jingzhong Shangwu" of the forehead hanging in the temple of Dongda Temple. Because the hall is old and small, Zhu Yuanxuan ordered the renovation of the East Temple. After the temple was repaired, the hall was specially made a wooden square, named Long Live Building, hanging Zhu Yuanxuan's writing, and then photocopying his handwriting, engraved a stone monument, embedded in the wall of the East Temple. The temple was rebuilt in 1407. The temple was rebuilt in the past five years. It covers an area of more than ten mu, and the scale is large. The temple, the wardrobe and the bathroom are complete. It is a large Islamic building in Central Plains. After repeated military and floods, it has been repaired and expanded. It was destroyed in yellow water at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Twelve years of Shunzhi Qing Dynasty (1655 AD) taught Cao Ming, taught Guo Luming, Li Shanghong and others returned to their hometowns, searched for the site and proposed to donate money to rebuild the mosque. In the 21st year of Qingdaoguang (1841 AD), the monastery was once again destroyed by yellow water. On June 16, the Yellow River broke its embankment and rushed into Kaifeng City on the 17th. The south gate actually rushed to the city for a slip back. The yellow water poured into the city. Four or fifty Hui people reported themselves not to reward and reward, and obligated to block the south gate. But Huangshui drilled into the city from the Shuimen Cave in the south of Songmen. The Hui people near Dongda Temple vigorously assisted the army in waterproofing, demolished the bricks on the house in the house and blocked the water, and finally removed the bricks on the Dongda Temple house to block the water. However, because the water was useless, two material boats were full of masonry and stone floating from the north. Mai Bin and other objects, in order to pull the material boat to the city wall, 20 Hui youths cooperated with the river battalion, jumped into the rough yellow water, the yellow water was blocked, but 19 Hui youths never came back. This made the officials who were full of Qing Kaifeng very moved. Henan patrol Niu Jian, play the court, use the river materials, in Daoguang 26 years to renovate the Dongda Temple, gifted "Protect the country halal" amount. Niu Jian also wrote the book style "Protect the country and protect the people" to the Dongda Temple. Now Dongda Temple basically maintains the style of this renovation. The building is magnificent, just in time for funerals, I know that like Christianity, the mosque is responsible for the education of believers, wedding funerals, gatherings, and resolving disputes. It is so a good place and platform. Raiders transportation: Located in the old city, convenient transportation, accommodation and accommodation, self-driving needs to find parking spaces nearby. Near the ancient Guanyin Temple, Liu Qingxia Memorial Hall, Kaifeng Catholic Church, all within 500 to 1 km. Ticket price: free. Time: 20-40 minutes.

Such a good place, there are not many people commenting. As a native Kaifeng person, the daily breakfast is basically eaten here. The price is not expensive, especially delicious, and there are many varieties. Steamed dumplings, authentic lamb soup pot helmets, rice noodles, four-flavored dishes, spicy soup, fried dough sticks, fried buns, biscuits. . . Can't find which, just ask, Kaifeng people will give you directions, it is best to eat the nearest one.

Kaifeng has an old Muslim area, Shunhe District, it is worth a visit here, there are Muslim snacks everywhere, come to breakfast in the evening, come to a bowl of four-taste dishes, and then a mutton soup, delicious on earth! Quite delicious!