This ancient Muslim temple with a history of 600 years covers an area of 15000 square meters, with 200 to 300 buildings on the ground, about 3000 to 4000 square meters. Coupled with the newly expanded crescent square in front of the temple and other services and self-supporting facilities, the new glory of the ancient temple is second to none in the whole North China in terms of building area, building scale, historical age and artistic value. Botou, formerly known as Bozhen, is near the ancient canal. It has always been a flood and drought wharf, and it is the main road for transporting salt and grain. The traffic is developed and merchants gather. Because of this, some ancestors of the Hui nationality have been doing business, farming, settling down and living here for a long time. According to legend, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the son of the Prime Minister Tuotuo led a fleet to transport the building materials of the Yuan Dynasty from south to north along the canal. By the time the fleet arrived in Botou, the Yuan regime had been overthrown, and the soldiers and craftsmen who escorted the fleet were homeless, so they settled in Botou and obeyed the orders of the Ming government, taking the teacher as their surname and Han as their surname. Together with local Muslims, in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404), a mosque was built with stones and wood. After the renovation in Wanli, the expansion in Chongzhen and the reconstruction in Jiaqing and Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, this mosque has gradually formed its grand scale today. Before liberation, Botou Mosque was once a secret activity place for underground organizations in China. Party-led mosques "night schools for civilians" and "night schools for workers" have trained many ethnic cadres. Most of the 25 Imams recorded in Botou Mosque have a fine tradition of patriotism and love for religion. A famous patriotic religious figure, Imam Liu Pin, once served here twice. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the Party's ethnic and religious policies have been well implemented. The government allocated more than 6,543,800 yuan, and Muslims spontaneously raised more than 300,000 yuan to repair Botou Mosque. The mosque is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in the whole province and the whole country, and it is also rated as one of the national 100 model mosques. In 2005, the People's Government of Hebei Province allocated 7 million yuan for the comprehensive maintenance of Botou Mosque. We believe that after two years of renovation, this ancient mosque will appear in front of Chinese and foreign Muslims with a brand-new look. Botou Mosque was founded in the second year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1404). The overall architectural form is the traditional palace or temple style in China, but it strictly abides by the requirement that Islam does not worship any idols. There are "five ridges and six beasts" in the temple gate, the North-South lecture hall and the bunker building, but "like a beast but not a beast" and "as blind as a pearl" are actually the deformation of five-grain melons. The gate and side door of the single-eave Xieshan Mosque with a height of 10 meter, with a figure-of-eight gable extending to the left and right. There are two horse stones in front of the door, and a flagpole 1.5 meters high stands upright. Coupled with the red lacquer copper riveting of the gate, the atmosphere is dignified. Stepping into the main entrance of the mosque is the first courtyard of the temple, surrounded by southern and northern Yi schools, Qianmen mansion and bunker buildings. The bunker building is 20 meters high, with stone arches and two floors. It reaches your hall, front and gate, and then the main hall and the full moon building reflect each other, highlighting the main position of the bunker building. The second yard is through the bunker pavilion. There are six halls on both sides of the central axis, including the Huadian Pavilion, also known as the screen door, which has the architectural characteristics of the Ming Dynasty. The door is 4 meters high and supported by red columns. It is graceful, elegant and generous, standing proudly on the stone foundation, and its carving art level is superb. Passing through the Huadian Pavilion is the third courtyard, which is the main building part of the mosque, including the main hall, the North and South lecture halls and the Danhuan leading to the main hall. The white marble belt bridge leading to the North and South lecture halls under the Danhuan is unique in mosque architecture. It is particularly worth mentioning that there is a peacock wood coffee table with a length of 4.3m, a width of 0.34m and a thickness of 0.15m in the main room of the North Lecture Hall. Its wood worms don't eat, birds don't fall, also known as Bai Niao pine or fear of birds. It is said that food and fish will not go bad or rot for a week if they are put on the coffee table. According to legend, the treasure of this town temple was given to Shi Sanwei, the ambassador of Botou Hui Hanlin Academy, by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. Shi Sanwei was transferred to the mosque and has been preserved so far, which is very precious. Daxiong Hall is the main building of the mosque. The main hall of Botou Mosque is 29 meters wide and 55 meters long, with a building area of 1.593 square meters. The architectural form is generally the same as that of the ancient temples on both sides of the inland river, and it is shed-rolled. Including Baoxia, it is divided into a front rolling shed and a back rolling shed, with a high middle and low front and rear, and huge square beams, with a total of 8 1 room, spacious and deep, which can accommodate 1 600 people to worship without crowding. The cellar hall in the main hall is unique, and the whole cellar hall is a hexagonal pavilion with brick and wood structure. The plaque at the bottom of the pavilion is square and carved with bricks, which is very beautiful. Six straight and stacked columns support the hexagonal nine-layer barrier caisson, and the column screens are also decorated with carvings. The second floor of the hexagonal pavilion is surrounded by glass windows, and the soft light illuminates the whole kiln hall. Looking up at the algae well from the ground, it is linked by a ring, tightly linked by layers, one layer is smaller and one layer is higher, and with colorful geometric patterns, the technology is becoming more and more exquisite and the craftsmen are unique. It is said that there is not a nail in the nine-story pointed caisson of hexagonal pavilion, and all of them are hardwood mortises and tenons. It is built on the principle of geometry, and has stood the test of wind and rain for 600 years without breaking or tilting. The hexagonal pavilion is rarely regarded as a full moon tower, which probably means the six-in-one of up, down, east, west, north and south. This can be said to be the gradual adaptation of Islam and China society reflected in the art of mosque architecture. From this, it is not difficult to understand the significance of the 18 square plaque hanging in front of the main hall. In June of the thirty-third year of Kangxi, the imperial edict protected the normal religious activities of Muslims, saying that "Muslims in the world shall not disobey their orders or owe me anything." Kong Xiangke's inscription "The Light of Halal", the feast of Confucius' 75th generation grandson and hereditary duke, is not enough to explain the integration of Yi and Confucianism, the interpretation of Confucian classics and religious harmony. Famous painter Xu Beihong, wife Liao, calligrapher, etc. He also painted here, further enhancing the cultural connotation and artistic taste of the mosque. The gate of Botou Mosque adopts the style of the Wumen Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, with a horse stone and a vertical flagpole; There are stepping stones, crown stones and static stepping stones in the Third Hospital. A mosque has a solemn religious atmosphere and official style from the outside to the inside. It skillfully integrates heterogeneous Islamic culture into the architectural form of China Palace and becomes a model of the combination of Chinese and Arab cultures. 1963, the famous architect Professor Liu Zhiping personally led people to investigate and study the temple. Nowadays, under the guidance of the party's ethnic and religious policies, this mosque architectural treasure has been well maintained and protected. More importantly, it reflects the importance attached by the party and the government to ethnic and religious work, further strengthens national unity, and plays a more unique role in realizing religious harmony and building a harmonious socialist society.
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