Xidi (Chinese: 西遞) is a village in the south of Anhui (安徽) province, China. The village was first built during the Huangyou (元祐) era (1049–1053) of Song (宋) Dynasty, the village was originally called Xichuan (West River), owing to the water courses flowing through it.
Xidi preserves many old buildings built in Ming (明) and Qing (清) Dynasty, most of them are open for tourists.
There is a big memorial arch from the Ming Dynasty. It was said that there were 13 such kinds of arches in the past, but the other 12 were destroyed during cultural revolution, only this one left.
The sky turns dark early in winter, most of the shops in the village have been closed around 4 o'clock.
Outside the village there is a small hill, the scenery viewed from the top of the hill is excellent, you can see the whole Xidi.
There are several hostels renovated from the old house, if time permits, Choumeizai suggests you stay here for one night.
Although the hostel looks old, the room is unexpectedly clean and cozy, and it also has free Wi-Fi, you can still enjoy modern life in a hundreds years old house.
