Xidi Village is known for its unique and elegant wooden houses: prettified walls preventing rain infiltration, black tiles recording the history of the town, decorative gate towers standing for the particular flavor of the architecture. Most of the 300 houses in the village were constructed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, of which 124 were well preserved, fully displaying the architectural style of Anhui Province. The history of this village can be dated back to the Song Dynasty during the reign of emperor Huangyou. The original name of this village called Xichuan which mean West River because of the water courses flowing through it.
