Xidi, 8 kilometers away from yi county County, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of nearly a thousand years. According to legend, the ancestor was Tang Zhaozong Ye's son. Because Zhu Wen rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, he changed his surname to Hu. ?
1047, his descendant Hu Shiliang's family moved to yi county from Kaoshui, Wuyuan, where they worked, lived, settled and multiplied. After 1465, Xidi Hu Xianmin joined the ranks of Huizhou merchants and began to build a large number of houses, ancestral temples and memorial archways. The village is boat-shaped, and is known as "the epitome of China traditional culture" and "China Ming and Qing Folk House Museum". Xidi Village has nearly 200 well-preserved Ming and Qing dwellings. Huizhou architecture is patchwork, with bricks, wood and stone carvings dotted among them.
At present, more than 20 scenic spots have been developed, including Lingyun Pavilion, cishi Archway, Ruiyu Pavilion, Li Tao Garden, East Garden, West Garden, Dafudi, Aijingtang, Lvfutang, Qingyunxuan, Yingfutang and Yingtianqi Art Museum. ?
Located at the entrance of Xidi Village, there is a "Hu Paifang", commonly known as "Xidi Paifang", which was built in the sixth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1578). The three bluestone archways with four columns and five floors stand tall and exquisite in structure, which is a symbol of Hu's status. At that time, Xidihu was the champion of Jiajingke. He first served as the magistrate of Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province, and later as the secretariat of Jiaozhou. Moved to Jing for a long time and awarded four doctors. Because of his outstanding achievements, the emperor allowed the construction of this stone workshop. Historically, Xidi Village has 13 memorial archways, most of which are dedicated to filial sons or chastity. The only remaining Hu Wenguang archway is the most magnificent and exquisite, which can be called the representative work of Huizhou Shifang in Ming Dynasty.
Located on the west side of Hu Pailou, Zoumalou, also known as Lingyun Pavilion, was built in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. According to legend, Hu Guansan, the richest man in Xidi, was in-laws of Shexian County and was built by Cao Zhenyong, the DPRK prime minister. Today's Zoumalou was rebuilt according to the layout of that year, and became a scenic spot together with the adjacent ruins of Qizhe Temple. Zoumalou is divided into two floors, with white walls and white tiles cornices. There is a single-hole stone arch bridge downstairs, called Wugeng Ancient Bridge. Xixi flows around Zoumalou. When crossing the bridge, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Wuqiao jathyapple, one of the "west eight Scenery".
Xidi Dafu Land was built in the 20th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (169 1), which is a pavilion-like building, commonly known as "Miss Embroidery Building". Embroidered architecture with eaves and walls is unique, exquisite and elegant. There are six big characters hanging on the forehead of the building: "Peach Blossom Spring Man". Interestingly, most of the neighbors regard this building as the place where the young lady chooses her husband's "spicy throat hydrangea" in the costume drama, but now it has become the place where Xidi Village holds this folk activity. There is also an inscription "Take a Step Back" under the forehead of "Happy Land", which is semantic pun and intriguing.