Shigatse Mosque was built in 1343. From the 14th century, a group of Muslim immigrants from present-day Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kashmir and other countries and regions, as well as China's Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and other places, one after another in Shigatse settlement. In 1343, Muslims raised funds to create the mosque.[3] In the Qianlong period, the Qing government decided to station troops in Jiangzi, Shigatse, part of the army from Sichuan, Shaanxi area of Muslims stationed in Shigatse, formed a small Muslim settlement and repaired the mosque. The temple became the only mosque in Shigatse.[4]
Shigatse Mosque is a Tibetan-style flat-roofed buildings, sitting west to east, with a floor area of 320 square meters. The mosque's plan is rectangular-shaped, the door on both sides of more than 10 meters high Xuanli tower, tower equipped with iron crescent-shaped tip. The temple is listed as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit in Shigatse.[5][6]
