Xidi

Xidi was first built in Huangyou period of Northern Song Dynasty, with a history of nearly 960 years. It was listed as a world cultural heritage in 2000, and has the reputation of "the most beautiful village in the world" and "the treasure house of ancient residential buildings". Xidi retains hundreds of Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient dwellings. The buildings and roads are paved with marble. Two clear springs pass through the village, and 99 high walls and deep alleys make tourists feel like they are in a maze.

The landmark is the Qingshi memorial archway with three four pillars and five floors at the head of the village. It was built in the sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1578 AD). It is towering and exquisite in structure. It is a symbol of the prominent status of the Hu family. The lvfu hall and dafudi built during the reign of Kangxi in the village are classic buildings of Xidi. Interestingly, nowadays, villagers in Xidi regard dafudi as a place to hold folk activities, such as "throwing embroidered balls" on tall buildings when a young lady chooses her son-in-law in an ancient costume play.

Birds and animals, exotic and strangely scented flowers, exquisite stone carving, and animals and animals, brick and stone pavilion, characters, and exquisite woodcarving, colorful paintings and murals all highlight the essence of China's ancient art.

Xidi town

synonym

Xidi (Xidi Town, Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province) generally refers to Xidi town

Xidi Town, also known as Xixi and Xichuan, belongs to Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. The center is located at 117 ° 38 ˊ E and 30 ° 11 ˊ n, which is located in the east of she county. It was built in 1047 A.D. in the seventh year of Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is known as the connecting point of Chinese ancient and modern history, the Ming and Qing Dynasties Museum of ancient dwellings, Taohuayuan family, and the art treasure house of ancient dwellings. Xidi Town, with a total area of 76.05 square kilometers, governs six administrative villages. The permanent population of Xidi town is 5795 (2017).

In 2015, the town's fiscal revenue reached 40.08 million yuan, including tax revenue of 30.08 million yuan, social fixed asset investment of 401 million yuan, total industrial output value of 120 million yuan, and per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents of 12939 yuan.

Xidi town is one of the top ten most charming towns in China

And won the title of "national civilized village"

"Beautiful villages and towns in China"

"China's 50 most worthy places for foreigners"

And the first batch of beautiful rural key demonstration villages in Anhui in 2019.

Historical evolution

Xidi town used to be called Xixi and Xichuan, which means that the three streams in the village flow eastward and westward. Later, it was renamed Xidi because the third Huali of the village is located in the corridor of Xigu post of Huizhou mansion, with a "shop delivery office".

In the seventh year of Qingli period in the Northern Song Dynasty, Hu Shiliang, the fifth grandson of Hu Changyi, went from Wuyuan to Jinling (Nanjing) via xidipu. He was attracted by the mountains and water here, and believed that xidipu was an extremely difficult place to find. A year later, the family moved to Xidi.

In the sixth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, Hu Wenguang's memorial archway was built.

During the reign of emperor Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, more than 1700 houses in the village were burned to half due to war.

In February 1956, Dongyuan township was set up.

In April 1961, Yi county was restored and changed into Dongyuan commune.

From 1983 to 1984, the rural system was reformed and returned to Dongyuan township.

In 1998, Dongyuan township was renamed Xidi town.

geographical environment

Location context

Xidi town is located at 117 ° 38 ˊ E and 30 ° 11 ˊ n, 43 km to the South Gate of Huangshan Mountain and 8 km to the east of Yi county. The total area is 76.05 square kilometers.

topographic features

Xidi town is a hilly landform with an average altitude of 260 meters. Xidi town is surrounded by mountains on all sides. Two streams pass through the north and east of the village and converge at Huiyuan bridge in the south of the village. The main skeleton of the village is a vertical street and two roads along the stream, which constitutes a village street system with the East as the main direction and the North-South extension.

Climatic characteristics

Xidi Town, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall, belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is 17.1 ° C, the annual dominant wind direction is northeast wind, the frost free period is about 230 days, the annual average rainfall is 1682 mm, and 70% of the rainfall is concentrated in spring and summer, which is suitable for crop growth.

administrative division

By the end of 2015, Xidi town had jurisdiction over six administrative villages, and the town people's government was stationed in Xidi village.

natural resources

Biological resources

Xidi town has precious and famous trees such as Pinus taiwanensis, Ginkgo biloba, Osmanthus fragrans and xiangguoshu. There are more than 100 ancient pine trees, maple trees and sandalwood trees. There are also rare trees such as thrush, Acacia and Lark in the mountains. In 2015, there were 200 mu of forest cultivation and 2000 mu of forest tending, and the forest coverage rate of the whole town reached 90%.

mineral resources

As of 2015, Xidi town's metallic minerals include limonite, hematite, vanadium, uranium, lead-zinc; non-metallic minerals include stone coal, limestone, porcelain clay, marble, granite, fluorite, clay, etc.

Population nationality

The main ethnic group of Xidi town is Han nationality. As of 2013, the permanent population of Xidi town is 6390, and the permanent population of the town is 1465.

The total population is 5795 (2017).

Transportation

Xidi town is connected to Jiuhua Mountain and Taiping Lake in the west, 38 kilometers away from Huangshan gate, 54 kilometers away from Huangshan Airport, 52 kilometers away from Huangshan railway station, and more than 10 kilometers away from Hongcun village, Nanping labyrinth village, and Pingshan, the hometown of Shu Xiuwen. The main skeleton of the village is a vertical street and two roads along the stream, which constitutes a village street system with the East as the main direction and the North-South extension.

economic development

summary

In 2015, the fiscal revenue of the whole town reached 40.08 million yuan, including tax revenue of 30.08 million yuan, social fixed asset investment of 401 million yuan, total industrial output value of 120 million yuan, and per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents of 12939 yuan, an increase of 10%.

primary industry

The agriculture of Xidi town is mainly rice, rape, tea, sericulture, blueberry and green plum. In 2002, the sown area of crops in the town was 9957 mu, the sown area of rice was 3624 mu, and the total output was 1348 tons; the sown area of rape was 3126 mu. In recent years, Xidi Town, guided by the market, has accelerated the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure, and sericulture plays a leading role in its agricultural production. In 2002, the total output of cocoons was 345 tons, and the direct income was 34.5 million yuan. As of 2015, Xidi town has 16 new farmers business entities, and the total collective assets of village groups in the town is 14.6969 million yuan.

the secondary industry

As of 2015, the civil engineering works of 2 factories, office buildings and dormitory buildings in Wangrong Electronic Industrial Park of Xidi town have been completed and accepted, and the ancillary implementation of hardening, lighting and greening in the factory has been completed. The original 6 production lines and the newly purchased 8 automatic production lines have all been moved into the new factory and put into full production in July, with the annual output value of electronic industry reaching 60 million yuan. Eight sets of new production equipment have been introduced, five new projects have been signed, with an agreed capital of about 1.4 billion yuan, and about 55 million yuan has been put in place during the year.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

The tourism industry of Xidi town is the pillar industry. Since 1986, Xidi town has been relying on the unique and precious ancient residential resources to develop tourism. According to statistics, from 1996 to 2002, the average annual growth rate of tourists exceeded 30%. In 2002, the number of tourists reached 500000, and the ticket income was 15 million yuan. In 2015, it received 816500 tourists and realized a direct tourism income of 43060900 yuan. Xidi town has 228 operators, including 21 guest hotels, 48 farmhouse and B & B hotels, more than 140 handicraft and tourism food operators, and more than 20 entertainment and leisure operators. There are two business districts, Xidi 1047 and Huiyun Xidi business district.

History and culture

legend

Xidi town is an ancient village formed by several generations of Hu family. It was founded in Huangyou period of Northern Song Dynasty, developed in the middle of Jingtai period of Ming Dynasty, and flourished in the early Qing Dynasty, more than 950 years ago. The Xidi Hu nationality, whose original surname was Li, was the youngest son of Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty. Because of Zhu Wen's rebellion, they were taken to Wuyuan by Hu Sangong, the near servant, to seek refuge. Later they changed their surname to Hu and named Changyi. In 1047, Hu Shiliang, the fifth grandson of Hu Changyi, went from Wuyuan to Jinling (Nanjing) via Xidi. He was deeply attracted by the mountains and water here, and believed that Xidi was an extremely difficult place to find. One year later, the whole family moved to Xidi to live, thus writing down the history of the Hu family's renpai branch in Xidi for more than 950 years. Therefore, in history, there is the saying of "true Li and false Hu" and the saying of "Ming Jing Hu".

Famous people

From the 44th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1565) when Hu Wenguang became the magistrate of Wanzai County in Jiangxi Province, to the sixth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1826), in the 261 years of Xidi Town, there were more than 130 officials, several businessmen and scholars in the Hu family.

Festival activities

Reception of celebrities

social undertakings

Urban construction

By the end of 2015, there were 938 installed telephones in the town, and the tap water penetration rate in the town was high

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