Xidi

Xidi
西递村
Paifang in front of the town of Xidi
Paifang in front of the town of Xidi
Interactive map of Xidi
Coordinates: 29°54′12″N 117°59′46″E / 29.9033°N 117.9960°E / 29.9033; 117.9960
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityHuangshan
CountyYi
TownXidi Town
Official name
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, v
Designated2000
Reference no.1002
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Xidi
"Xidi" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese西遞
Simplified Chinese西递
Literal meaning"Western Post"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīdì
Wade–GilesHsi1-ti4
IPA[ɕí.tî]
Wu
SuzhouneseSi-tî
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSāi-daih
JyutpingSai1-dai6
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSe-tē

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.