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The Great Mosque of Xi'an is one of the oldest mosques in China. This is also the largest mosque in China. The The Great Mosque of Xi'an was first constructed in 742 AD by the Tang dynasty. The reason for the mosque existing is because during this time, Muslim merchants from Afghanistan and Persia traveled to China and married women of Han Nationality. This ultimately resulted in the descendants becomign Muslim as well, and most of the construction came from the Ming and Yuan dynasties. https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/great_mosque.htm