Would we still be able to go into the gardens of the Great Mosque on a Friday.

Sure, this Mosque is quite open to the out world. Much more people to seen here on Friday (a special day for muslim). You are ticket free if you are a muslim.
The Great Mosque is open to the public from 8:00 to 19:00. The admission fee is 12RMB. It is in the area of Muslim Street behind Drum Tower.
Hello:
Though it is living monastery for the local Musilim people, it is still a historical site in xian. It will be open through all years around except a few occasion like the funeral.
This is low season, the entrance fee will cost you 15rmb p.p.
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xianhistorytourguide
Thank you, I asked because sometimes you are not allowed into a Mosque because of Friday prayers. The photos of this Mosque look stunning. Hope it is easy to find.
In fact most Mosques in China is generally off limits to non-muslim in northwest China. In modern big cities situation is little better. In south China, people are much more open.
The Great Mosque entrance low season is 12yuan/persorn(Dec---next year Feb), high season is 25yuan . Thanks
The mosque was my favourite thing in Xi'an. It's beautiful. Not that easy to find - we walked past it at first!
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Once you arrive at the local muslim quarter, you can find it through the sign.
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xianhistorytourguide
Is the sign a picture of a mosque or written in english or is it in Mandarin.
If you start from Drum Tower,Through the tower you will see main street Just walk 1 minute turn left ,along nerrow road(two sides all stores} to middle of the road turn left ,you will see entrance of Great Mosque.After mosque you can see whole street.Thanks