Editing Chinese architecture (section)

==Influence from outside of China==
Some Chinese mosques architecture received influence from abroad, particularly during dynasties such as the [[Yuan dynasty|Yuan]], which were more outward-facing.<ref>{{cite book |last=James-Chakraborty |first=Kathleen |date=2014-01-01 |pages=1–15|publisher=University of Minnesota Press |isbn = 9780816673964 |doi = 10.5749/minnesota/9780816673964.003.0001 |chapter=Ming and Qing China |title = Architecture since 1400 }}</ref> The arrival of many Muslim officials, architects and scholars from the Islamic world during the Yuan dynasty led to an influx of Islamic elements, especially in Chinese mosques.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hou |first=Renzhi |year=2014 |publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg |isbn =9783642553202 |doi = 10.1007/978-3-642-55321-9_7 |chapter = Khanbaliq (1267–1368) of the Yüan Dynasty (1260–1368) |title = An Historical Geography of Peiping |pages=75–94 |series = China Academic Library }}</ref>

The Zhenghai Mosque in [[Ningbo]] is an example of Islamic architecture that appeared in China during the Song dynasty. When Arabic traders settled in Ningbo, they spread Muslim culture and built a mosque. Later, mosques were built around Beijing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hagras |first=Hamada |date=2017 |title=An Ancient Mosque in Ningbo, China "Historical and Architectural Study" |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319406521 |journal=Journal of Islamic Architecture |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=102–113 |doi=10.18860/jia.v4i3.3851 |via=researchgate.net |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>Hagras, Hamada Muhammed (2017). ''An Ancient Mosque In Ningbo, China "Historical And Architectural Study"'' (http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3851 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602024319/http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3851 |date=2 June 2018 }}). Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 License.</ref> The mosques of Xi'an such as [[Great Mosque of Xi'an|Xi'an Great Mosque]] and Daxuexi Alley Mosque reflected similar influences.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Hagras|first=Hamada Muhammed|date=2019|title=Xi'an Daxuexi Alley Mosque: Historical and Architectural Study|url=https://www.academia.edu/39722114|journal=Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies |volume=9|pages=97–113|doi=10.21608/ejars.2019.38462|doi-access=free}}</ref> Beijing's mosques follow essentially the norms of Chinese layout, design, and traditional wooden structure.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hagras|first=Hamada Muhammed|date=2016|title=Chinese Traditional Courtyard Mosques: Beijing Madian Mosque|url=https://www.academia.edu/22217006|journal=The Ages|volume=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hagras|first=Hamada Muhammed|date=2017|title=Untraditional style of Chinese Courtyard Type Mosques: Beijing Tongzhou Mosque|url=https://www.academia.edu/22216953|journal=The Ages|volume=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagras |first=Hamada Muhammed |date=2019-05-22 |title=Steles and Inscribed stones of the Beijing's mosques "archaeological study |url=https://ccha.castle-journal.info/index.php/2019-04-15-15-35-00/item/400-2019-05-29-20-37-41 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617185356/https://ccha.castle-journal.info/index.php/2019-04-15-15-35-00/item/400-2019-05-29-20-37-41 |archive-date=17 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |website=Castle}}</ref>

Many miniature ''pagodas'' exist in Northeast China. They were built by Buddhists during the [[Liao dynasty]] (907–1125), which supported Buddhism. They developed Buddhist architecture that used bricks. Many such pagodas spread from [[Hebei Province]] to Beijing and Inner Mongolia.<ref>Kim, Youn-mi (2017). ''Virtual Pilgrimage and Virtual Geography: Power of Liao Miniature Pagodas (907–1125)'' (http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/10/206/htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617185410/https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/10/206/htm |date=17 June 2019 }}). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</ref>