Minaret of the chief mosque in Xining, Qinghai, China, 1936Pickens, Claude L., 1900-19851936Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.Minaret of the chief Mosque in Sining, Tsinghai. At this capital of the province a terrible rebellion of 1895 occurred which destroyed all ancient relics of Islam. This beautiful new tower, capped by a crescent forms a fitting part of the mosque area.still image