Southern Mosque is approach the South Gate of Urumqi, so it is named. Embraced
by four minarets, the construction looks grand and elegant. The mosque has four
floors with two underground and two above the ground. Shops and living areas are
in the floors below ground while the prayer hall and seminary are on the above
floors. The walls of the passageway leading to the prayer hall are decorated with
carved orchids, plums, bamboo and lotuses.