![Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, a popular eating place in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456501.yaaAWNws.XianSep08230.jpg) Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, a popular eating place in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter |
![Exotic food at an ourdoor stall along Beiyuanmen Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456504.ljUPkPk2.XianSep08231.jpg) Exotic food at an ourdoor stall along Beiyuanmen Street |
![Street restaurant, Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456506.aU6fBzD9.XianSep08232.jpg) Street restaurant, Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an |
![As the end of the Silk Road, Xi'an has had a Muslim population since the 7th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456508.flxjeMBM.XianSep08234.jpg) As the end of the Silk Road, Xi'an has had a Muslim population since the 7th Century |
![Rouchuan, Chinese Muslim kebabs](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456511.CQPQRRJV.XianSep08235.jpg) Rouchuan, Chinese Muslim kebabs |
![Chinese Muslims wear distinctive hats](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456512.TTDJLJQr.XianSep08236.jpg) Chinese Muslims wear distinctive hats |
![Kebab restaurant on Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456514.5SfZvb4v.XianSep08237.jpg) Kebab restaurant on Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an |
![Rouchuan, Chinese Muslim kebabs, Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456518.wKxT3Def.XianSep08239.jpg) Rouchuan, Chinese Muslim kebabs, Beiyuanmen Islamic Street, Xi'an |
![Liberate Taiwan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456516.OP3VX2pW.XianSep08238.jpg) "Liberate Taiwan" |
![I have no idea what that is](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456521.NFhZFU2W.XianSep08240.jpg) I have no idea what that is |
![Arabic inscription above a Chinese sign, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456522.E44SFUQg.XianSep08242.jpg) Arabic inscription above a Chinese sign, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Tie Zhi Jian, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456526.OqWZtXbv.XianSep08243.jpg) Tie Zhi Jian, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Kebab restaurant, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456528.RnjUKwVR.XianSep08245.jpg) Kebab restaurant, Xi'an |
![Kebab restaurant where I stopped for dinner](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456535.I5v0Hxyq.XianSep08248.jpg) Kebab restaurant where I stopped for dinner |
![I saw quite a bit of this along Beiyuanmen Street so I ordered it...very strange stuff](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456533.c81F5Hie.XianSep08247.jpg) I saw quite a bit of this along Beiyuanmen Street so I ordered it...very strange stuff |
![Hans Beer and mystery food](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456531.TX92vCXj.XianSep08246.jpg) Hans Beer and mystery food |
![Arabic - Chinese inscription on a building in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456539.4fqwUoky.XianSep08249.jpg) Arabic - Chinese inscription on a building in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an |
![Muslim flat bread, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456542.USiMGNFL.XianSep08250.jpg) Muslim flat bread, Xi'an |
![Another kebab restaurant, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456544.XHAtgeaP.XianSep08251.jpg) Another kebab restaurant, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Ancient-styled Folk House at 144 Beiyuanmen Street, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456548.s9RQqV2a.XianSep08255.jpg) Ancient-styled Folk House at 144 Beiyuanmen Street, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456549.ZzFcbZIm.XianSep08256.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Carved stone panel at the Folk House, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456546.j5nAasDZ.XianSep08254.jpg) Carved stone panel at the Folk House, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456550.zP1luddg.XianSep08259.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456551.waaGXrMF.XianSep08260.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Carved wooden horse, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456552.M1QKcMYj.XianSep08261.jpg) Carved wooden horse, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Bed at the Folk House, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456553.GnZi6lRt.XianSep08263.jpg) Bed at the Folk House, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456554.zIYmyNwJ.XianSep08264.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456555.1TUqoWVa.XianSep08268.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456556.ivnX1nAe.XianSep08270.jpg) Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Courtyard, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456557.CBiVl2sB.XianSep08271.jpg) Courtyard, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Lanterns from the upper level, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456561.u8PqjxOI.XianSep08274.jpg) Lanterns from the upper level, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Bed room, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456558.xTMRbEmg.XianSep08272.jpg) Bed room, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Art shop, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456559.WQx6kBJh.XianSep08273.jpg) Art shop, Folk House, Beiyuanmen, Xi'an |
![Ancestral temple, Folk House, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456562.Q656ZW8j.XianSep08276.jpg) Ancestral temple, Folk House, Xi'an |
![xxx](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456563.ZJQ4WjKE.XianSep08280.jpg) xxx |
![Round doorway, Folk House, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456564.5Z9Qe5qS.XianSep08281.jpg) Round doorway, Folk House, Xi'an |
![Muslim Quarter, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456565.33EvGyXc.XianSep08282.jpg) Muslim Quarter, Xi'an |
![Chinese Muslim woman with child, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456566.MFfaTJiw.XianSep08286.jpg) Chinese Muslim woman with child, Xi'an |
![At every giftshop in Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456567.9trVR8rZ.XianSep08287.jpg) At every giftshop in Xi'an |
![Backstreet restaurant in the Muslim Quarter, Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456568.zQorWHpI.XianSep08289.jpg) Backstreet restaurant in the Muslim Quarter, Xi'an |
![Poster in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an showing a young girl praying with the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456570.IuYlneqP.XianSep08294.jpg) Poster in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an showing a young girl praying with the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca |
![Small food shop in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456572.O4xm07EL.XianSep08295.jpg) Small food shop in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an |
![Greetings from the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456573.piCgqyOh.XianSep08296.jpg) Greetings from the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an during Ramadan evening prayers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456574.MRwRbkwn.XianSep08297.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an during Ramadan evening prayers |
![Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105456575.eNxconkJ.XianSep08299.jpg) Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an at night |
![Embroidered hats of Chinese Muslims](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457245.0BS6n2ka.XianSep08302.jpg) Embroidered hats of Chinese Muslims |
![Muslim Quarter of Xi'an behind the Drum Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457247.pRPNDLAg.XianSep08304.jpg) Muslim Quarter of Xi'an behind the Drum Tower |
![Muslim Quarter of Xi'an behind the Drum Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457253.yuLM9u3B.XianSep08925.jpg) Muslim Quarter of Xi'an behind the Drum Tower |
![Opening the bazaar in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457255.nxeSiaIb.XianSep08927.jpg) Opening the bazaar in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457256.JtiCirYs.XianSep08928.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Very Chinese-appearing gate, Greaet Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457258.aOKBAhFC.XianSep08929.jpg) Very Chinese-appearing gate, Greaet Mosque of Xi'an |
![Inscription on the gate of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457260.358k3AbF.XianSep08930.jpg) Inscription on the gate of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457264.xJoMghqI.XianSep08933.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457265.OU7lRz5r.XianSep08934.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![The Great Mosque of Xi'an has similar architecture as a Chinese temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457261.EKFFMo2Y.XianSep08932.jpg) The Great Mosque of Xi'an has similar architecture as a Chinese temple |
![Side passage, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457266.jhITtchL.XianSep08935.jpg) Side passage, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Central axis, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457268.de9vO9hk.XianSep08936.jpg) Central axis, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Carved stone decoration, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457270.KZzR8hEm.XianSep08937.jpg) Carved stone decoration, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Chinese dragon, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457271.z3OfZeDN.XianSep08938.jpg) Chinese dragon, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Inner gate, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457274.X5q1BDwz.XianSep08939.jpg) Inner gate, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457276.0wmeVObo.XianSep08940.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Stele in Arabic and Chinese, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457279.Kj3Tyz7L.XianSep08942.jpg) Stele in Arabic and Chinese, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Pagoda-like structure serving as the minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457285.meZNjo1b.XianSep08946.jpg) Pagoda-like structure serving as the minaret of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457281.pW8UIo6T.XianSep08944.jpg) Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457283.tFZLtZeU.XianSep08945.jpg) Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457287.obJR3if3.XianSep08947.jpg) Minaret, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457288.rLockez9.XianSep08948.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457290.NrgVcn0h.XianSep08949.jpg) Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457294.peXNy3Pn.XianSep08951.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457296.ywjbjBDd.XianSep08952.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457292.Y7q6gpbZ.XianSep08950.jpg) Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Painting with the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457302.0ev4HBFN.XianSep08956.jpg) Painting with the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![One God (Allah), Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457297.ntYcJD0U.XianSep08953.jpg) One God (Allah), Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Alhamdulillah - Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457300.JVoYSxLh.XianSep08954.jpg) Alhamdulillah - Arabic inscription, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Stone carved panel, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457311.eNZWWjrq.XianSep08963.jpg) Stone carved panel, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457301.yrLXZVOG.XianSep08955.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457304.TJarI2Nu.XianSep08957.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457306.NY5mo24w.XianSep08958.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Arabic calligraphy, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457307.xCfx7USJ.XianSep08960.jpg) Arabic calligraphy, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Highly stylized Arabic calligraphy, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457309.SjLYbkyJ.XianSep08962.jpg) Highly stylized Arabic calligraphy, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457312.Pr4wR4aA.XianSep08964.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457314.Lrkn9Nwx.XianSep08965.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457316.nGqALxnH.XianSep08966.jpg) Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457317.ilfPPHXL.XianSep08968.jpg) Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Museum, Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457318.oAMDqKsX.XianSep08969.jpg) Museum, Great Mosque of Xi'an |
![Shop across from the Great Mosque of Xi'an selling Arabic calligraphy](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457321.NwNgLrL2.XianSep08970.jpg) Shop across from the Great Mosque of Xi'an selling Arabic calligraphy |
![Backstreet restaurant in Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457322.afqOlxHd.XianSep08971.jpg) Backstreet restaurant in Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457249.M6aEZpiR.XianSep08922.jpg) Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457251.ZnHE6V5p.XianSep08923.jpg) Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457323.1anfyrcB.XianSep08972.jpg) Beiyuanmen Islamic Street during the day, Xi'an Muslim Quarter |
![Gate at the north end of Beiyuanmen Street leading to a side street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105457325.mpPjO58z.XianSep08973.jpg) Gate at the north end of Beiyuanmen Street leading to a side street |