Historic site · ANHUI · UNESCO
Xidi Ancient Village
西递 · Xīdì
About
UNESCO-listed Hu-clan village (founded 1047), the canonical 'Anhui-style' merchant village with archway lanes, white-walled grey-tile houses and carved-stone doors.
Xidi was founded in 1047 by the Hu clan and remains a coherent set of 124 surviving Ming-Qing residences and three ancestral halls. The village is famous for the carved-stone, brick and wood ornament typical of merchant Hui-style architecture — a tradition that funded by the long-distance traders of Huizhou (the historical name for southern Anhui). UNESCO-listed in 2000 jointly with Hongcun.
How to get there
Bus from Huangshan/Tunxi (1 hour).
When to visit
Weekday morning. Combine with Hongcun.
Other attractions in Huangshan / Yellow Mountain region
Itineraries featuring this site
- Hiking China's national parks — Zhangjiajie, Huangshan and Jiuzhaigou, 14 days
14d · Fourteen days across three of China's most dramatic mountain and forest parks — the sandstone columns of Zhangjiajie, the granite peaks and sea of cloud at Huangshan, and the turquoise lakes of Jiuzhaigou.
- Off the beaten path — two weeks (Pingyao, Datong, Hongcun)
14d · Walled towns, cliff temples, southern villages — China away from the tour-bus routes.
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