Panthay or Myanmar Chinese Muslim Masjids
Panthays form a group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. Some people refer to Panthays as the oldest group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. However, because of intermixing and cultural diffusion the Panthays are not as distinct a group as they once were.
Panthay ( MLCTS: pan: se: lu myui: is a term used to refer to the predominantly Muslim Hui people of China who migrated to Burma. They are among the largest groups of Burmese Chinese, and predominantly reside in the northern regions of Burma (formerly known as Upper Burma), particularly in the Tangyan-Maymyo-Mandalay–Taunggyi area and Shan States.
The name Panthay is a Burmese word, which is said to be identical with the Shan word Pang hse. It was the name by which the Burmese called the Chinese Muslims who came with caravans to Burma from the Chinese province of Yunnan. The name was not used or known in Yunnan itself.
Myanmar Chinese Muslim Masjids
Scanned pictures of Masjids from the calender of the Myanmar Chinese Muslim Youth Association (Yangon)
Panthay Masjid in Tantlyan? Tantyang?
Panthay Masjid in Kyinetung, Eastern Shan State
Panthay Masjid in Mogyoke, Ruby land.
Panthay Masjid in Tachileik, Eastern Shan State
Panthay Masjid in Myitkyina, Kachin State
Panthay Masjid in Taunggyi, Southern Shan State
Interior of the Panthay Masjid in Mandalay
Panthay Masjid in Mandalay
Interior of the Yangon Panthay Masjid
Panthay Masjid in Yangon
Panthay Mosque (清真寺; Qīngzhēn Sì) in Mandalay
100 year anniversary of Myanmar Chinese Muslim‘s “PANTHAY Masjid” in Mogok would be held on March 28 2011
