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Qubbahs
China.org.cn, January 4, 2011 Print  E-mail

Qubbah, or Gongbei, a term used by the Hui people in Northwest China, refers to a shrine complex centered around a grave of a Sufi master, typically the founder of a menhuan (a Chinese Sufi sect, or a "saintly lineage"). The grave itself usually is topped with a dome.

 

Honggangzi Qubbah in Tongxin County, Ningxia

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