Our excursion to a Mosque and Buddhist Temple

On Friday we went to the Nujie Mosque and the Fayuan Temple in Beijing. We took two buses and never got lost :)

Some of my pictures got out of order because internet in China doesn't like blogger, but most of them are in order.

Right now I'm sitting in an internet cafe because our internet in the dorm doesn't work. I'm also watching the opening ceremonies for the Paralympics.

"Please do not enter if you are not Muslim"

This was to the entrance of the Men's Prayer Room.

So I stayed out...

We had to wear hijab in the Mosque. I was bad at it and it wouldn't stay on my head... :( which angered the little Muslim lady who didn't like me and Sarah...
but Sarah was better at it than me...

Nujie Mosque - the oldest Mosque in Beijing



Women's Prayer Room

Noor's new friends at the Mosque!

Another mosque we found. But it had been converted into a school, and they wouldn't let Noor in...

These next pictures are of Fayuan Temple. Its a Buddhist Temple like the Lama Temple that I put up pictures of a few days ago. This one however isn't on a direct subway line, so has hardly any visitors. In fact we were the only tourists there... which was weird, but quiet at the same time.
Outside Fayuan Temple
Fayuan Temple: Temple of the Origin of the Dharma

Burners for incense.

Tombs.

A motorcycle at a Buddhist Temple?
Anyone know what this says??

Buddhist Monk (who said hi to me).

This poor monk. We got him to take a picture of all of us, and then asked if Sean could be in a picture with him. I think he immediately regretted it because he looks so uncomfortable in this picture! :(