Xidi
Xidi
西递村 | |
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Gate in front of the town of Xidi | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′12″N 117°59′46″E / 29.9033°N 117.9960°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
| County | Yi |
| Town | Xidi Town |
| Official name | Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, v |
| Designated | 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1002 |
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"Xidi" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西遞 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西递 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Western Post" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xidi (Chinese: 西递) is a village in Xidi Town (西递镇), Yi County, Huangshan City of the historical Huizhou region of Anhui province, China. Xidi and the nearby town of Hongcun are known for their exceptional preservation of rural Anhui architecture and city planning during medieval China, and together they were declared the "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui" World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.