Where is Xi Shi’s hometown?

In ancient times, there were "Shangzhuji" and "Xiazhuji" along the Puyang River. Xishi was born in Xiazhuji, which is the lower reaches of the Puyang River. In the Qin Dynasty, Zhuji County was established to include these two parts. In the Western Han Dynasty, Xia Zhuji was established as a separate county and was called "Yuji". In the Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, it was renamed "Yongxing". In the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, it was officially renamed "Xiaoshan", which has been used to this day. Although Xi Shi's hometown is in today's Xiaoshan County, it belongs to the hometown of Zhuji County, so people customarily call Xi Shi a native of Zhuji. The administrative division of Linpu in Xiaoshan has indeed changed in history. Since ancient times, Linpu Town has been under the jurisdiction of two or three of the three counties of Xiaoshan, Zhuji and Shanyin. Especially in Shanyin Street in the town, there has been a saying since ancient times that "if Shanyin is not collected, Kuaiji will not be taken care of".

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Xiaoshan had not yet established a county. At that time, Xishi’s hometown, Zhuluo Village, was under the jurisdiction of Zhuji. Xishi was from Linpu, but from a historical and cultural perspective, she was also from Zhuji (this Zhuji is no longer Zhuji today) people. Zhuji uses Xishi to develop tourism and cultural industries. Everyone can understand that the place where Xishi grew up is indeed inextricably linked to Zhuji, but the real place where Xishi grew up and lived is by no means the south of Zhuji today, but Linpu, Xiaoshan Zhuluo Village (historically known as Zhuluo Township Xishili). According to the "Xiaoshan County Chronicle" of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (6-1 Ming Dynasty) (collected by Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo), in the third year of the Taiping and Xing Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty, the establishment of Xishili in Zhuluo Township was established in Xiaoshan. The "County Map" attached to the annals clearly depicts Zhuluo Mountain in Shijiadu, Zhuluo Township, Xiaoshan (now Shijiadu Village, Linpu, located near Zhuluo Village).

The long Xixiao River in Linpu enters Linpu via Maxi Bridge and flows northwest to Yumeishi Bridge. This section of the river is also called "Huansha Creek". The water and land transportation here is developed and merchants trade frequently. It is said that when Xi Shi entered Wu, he was accompanied by Fan Li. The boat set off from Yue Guoji, followed the Xi Xiaojiang, and crossed Zhuluo Mountain to come here. It was almost dusk. Xishi looked at her hometown as the sun set in the west, thinking that she would leave her hometown and go to the Kingdom of Wu, where she would commit herself to the King of Wu, and she couldn't stop crying. Fan Li knew Xi Shi's mood well, so he decided to stay here for the night. It was late summer and early autumn, and the weather in Jiangnan was still hot, commonly known as "Autumn Tiger". In order to clean herself and feel refreshed, Xi Shi bathed in the pool where the two waters met. From then on, the words "Bath of Beauty" have been engraved on the ponds, bridges and roads here. Today, the carved stone of the "Ancient Yumeishizha", a relic from the Hongli period of the Ming Dynasty, is still preserved. Xishi's life and events were widely spread at that time.

Zhuluo Mountain (a famous mountain in central Yue, recorded in many historical books) to the east of Huansha River in Linpu, Xiaoshan, has its main peak 127 meters above sea level. It is connected to the remaining veins of Kuaiji Mountain and is authentic to Yue. Green and tall, it has a unique charm. There is a red pink stone on the mountain. It is said that if you touch the stone with your hand, some red powder will be smeared. At the foot of Zhuluo Mountain and on the west bank of Huansha River, there is Xishi Temple. This temple was originally Xishi's residence and was changed to Xizi Temple in the Southern Song Dynasty. The villagers worship Xi Shi as the earth and grain god of Forty-eight Villages, and it has always been commonly known as "(Xian Shi) Niangniang Temple". The temple faces east and west, facing Zhuluo Mountain. The scale of the building is still clearly distinguishable. It has five couplets in the hall, three couplets in the remaining room, and a stage. There is Zhuluo Pavilion in front of the temple, facing the stream. There is a small bridge in front of the pavilion, which has the architectural style of Jiangnan water town. There are also Fanli'an and Qixi Temple on the banks of Huansha River. People in Fan Li'an's hometown call it Risi'an. Fan Li visited Xishi here and made great contributions to Yue. The villagers thought about it, hence the name. The back hall and the theater still exist today. Qibu Temple is also called Houjiang Temple. According to legend, after Yue destroyed Wu, Xi Shi and Fan Li returned to Yue to live in seclusion. They abandoned their boat and landed here, so it was called Qibu Temple. There is also Shijiadu near Zhuluo Village. According to legend, Shijiadu was the disembarkation place where Xishi returned to Yuedu. Nowadays, people with the Shi surname live together here, and they are probably the descendants of the Shi surname from the village where Xi Shi lived.

This is not just a legend. Xishi’s ancient ruins in Linpu, Xiaoshan, still exist today. There are 14 relics about Xishi’s life, including Xishi Temple, Zhuluo Pavilion, Huansha Stream, and Zhuluo Mountain Bath. Meishitan and others are listed as Hangzhou's sub-provincial cultural relics protection unit - Xishi Group of Historic Sites. Legend has it that the third day of March is Xi Shi’s birthday. On that day, not only Linpu, but also pilgrims from all over Xiaoshan, Shaoxing and other places came to Xi Shi Temple to offer incense. It’s still there.

There is still a stone tablet of the royal edict of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty in the Xishi Temple. It mentions the Xishi Temple in Xiaoshan County, Shaoxing Prefecture. This shows that the officials and the people at that time recognized that the Xishi Temple was in Linpu, the hometown of Xishi. Also in Linpu.

Xishi Shi’s selected materials from Xiaoshan.

Yuji, the birthplace of Xi Shi. ——"Yue Jue Shu? 6? 1 Yiwen" (Qing Dynasty? 6? 1 Jinshan Qian Pei's famous collection Wanjuanlou series of books)

Kuiji County? 6? 1 Yu Xie (6) Yue Jue said : The origin of Xi Shi. ——Liu Zhao's note in "Book of the Later Han 6.1 Prefectures and States".

Niutou Mountain is adjacent to the river. The mountain is in the southeast of the county (Yongxing County), and the water and land run parallel for 20 miles. In the north of the mountain, the river flows back, and the boat is leaning against it, but it has not yet passed. The speaker said: Ox head and ramie go through three times a day. ——Southern Dynasties?6?1 Song Dynasty?6?1 Kong Lingfu's "Kuiji Ji" Note: The Zhuluo Mountain that Kong refers to is actually in today's Xiaoshan, because only Niutou Mountain and Zhuluo Mountain in Xiaoshan can be "passed three times a day" .

Wang Xuan traveled to the Xixiao River and parked his boat in the Zhuluo River. Feeling the beauty of the country buried in the dust, he sadly wrote a poem on the Xishi Stone Sun: "Thousands of peaks are beautiful on the mountains, and the fine grass on the riverside is spring. Today I meet Huansha "There are no Huansha people in the stone." - Fan Yan's "Yunxi Friendship" in Tang Dynasty 6.1 Note: Xixiaojiang flows through Xiaoshan, and Zhuluo Mountain is on the east side of the section before Linpu.

It is close to Yuji County in Xiaoshan County and belongs to Kuaiji County in the Han Dynasty. A nursery rhyme at the end of the Han Dynasty said: The emperor will rise to the southeast of Sanyu, so Sun Quan changed the name to Yongxing, and the Jin Dynasty followed it, and the people of Sui Province were from Kuaiji County. In the second year of Yifeng in Tang Dynasty 6-1, it was resettled and belonged to Yuezhou.

In the first year of Tianbao's reign, it was renamed Xiaoshan County, where the Pan River came out. The water channel was regarded as another name for the Puyang River, and there was no water from outside to respond. Xishi, a Yue native, came from this county. ——Northern Song Dynasty?6?1 Ouyang Fan's "Yudi Guangji"

On Mount Zhuluo, thirty miles south of the county (Xiaoshan County), there is the Xizi Temple...——Southern Song Dynasty?6?1 Jia Volume 9 of Tai's "Kaiji Chronicles"

The eighty-five miles away from Yupu is Zhuluo, and there is a Xishi Temple at the entrance of Pukou. --Yuan. Zhang Zhu's "Picture of Zhao Zhongmu's Return to Jiangpu" notes: Today there is Yupu Street in Yiqiao Town.

Zhuluo Mountain is located 25 miles south of the county and belongs to Zhuluo Township. There is Xishi's House below it. According to the "Xiaoshan County Chronicle" (Tianyi Pavilion Collection) of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty 6-1 According to legend, in the third year of the Taiping and Rejuvenation of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was Zhuluo Township in Xiaoshan. The establishment of Sishli. The "County Map" attached to the chronicle clearly depicts Zhuluo Mountain.

"Yu Di Zhi" says: "Xi Shi and Zheng Dan both lived in Zhuluo." I personally experienced it, and Zhuluo was in Fuer! When I visited my father, he said: Shi Dan both lived in Maojiabu. There is a stream along the village, and there was a stream on it. When I visited my old residence, I couldn't find it. ——Ru Xuan, Wang Huixin, 61 Qing Dynasty

Xi Shi's house is located on Zhuluo Mountain in the southeast of Xiaoshan. At the foot of the mountain is Xi Shi's house, which has red pink stone. Also: Zhuji also has Xishi's house, Huanshashi, and those who discern it believe that the house in Xiaoshan is the real one. ... Zhuluo Mountain... is located five miles south of Zhuji County and west of the Puyang River. It is commonly known as Zhangjiashan. There is Huansha Stone at the foot of the mountain. But there is no residence of Xi Shi, and there are still doubts about it. ——"Miscellaneous Knowledge of Yue Zhong" by the old man Huitang of Xiwu in the Qing Dynasty in 6.1 Dynasty

"Zhiguo Zhi of the Later Han Dynasty in 6.1" Yuji County, Kuaiji County, now Xiaoshan. Liu Zhao cited the "Yue Jueshu" note in Yuji County and said: Xi Shi's origin. Then he knew that the people in Zhuji were wrong, so he was happy and corrected it: Who is born in Zhuluo Mountain in the two places with a graceful face? I believe it is Duanmu's pen, but I suspect it is Zipi. Rong Cai Ruoye is close, but it is difficult to meet Huanpu. Every spring game day, there is never any time for singing and dancing. There is a temple to the earth god in Xiaoshan, whose image is Xi Shi. ——Qing Dynasty 6.1 Yan Ruochu's "Notes of Qianqiu"

The land in Zhuluo Village belongs to Xishi. A native of Xiaoshan County. ——Tanqian Tenant Dagger Travel Record 6.1 Xishi God in Qing Dynasty 6.1

Xiaoshan was called Yuji in the old days. It had its own Zhuluo Mountain and Pudu on its shores. In ancient times, there was a Xishi Temple. ——Ming Dynasty? 6? 1 Wang Siren Zhuji "Zhuluo Xizi Zhi"

The spring and stone flow are fragrant, and they were used to wash yarn in the past. ...Remembering old companions, talking to each other in cloth skirts...——"Inscribed on Zhuluo Xizi Temple" collected in 6.1 of the Ming Dynasty

Xishi lived in Zhuluo Village, Xiaoshan, which is in Xiaoshan Twenty-five miles south of the city... After Shi's death, the villagers thought about it and built a temple next to the stream to make it the hometown. The girl's name is Xiaogu God... In the year of Chunxi of the Song Dynasty, she was granted the title of Earth Valley God, and she was said to be the first to give the land of Zhuluo Village to the Empress. ——Mao Qiling's "Jiu Huai Ci" in 6.1 of the Qing Dynasty. "Sister Zhuluo"

Jin general Wushu chased King Kang from Shangdong Mountain (in today's Xiaoshan territory) and was almost captured. When he arrived at Zhuluo River, he suddenly saw rainbows rising from the stone walls in the mountains, shining brightly. It was so dazzling that the soldiers were stunned. Wu Shu ordered a search and found that the green hills were like tents and there were only two thatched huts. When he asked the natives, they said this was the place where Xi Shi was born. ——Han Dong's "Hunan Notes" in Qing Dynasty 6.1 notes: "The green hills are like tents", which refers to the Qingshan tent village at the foot of Zhuluo Mountain in Xiaoshan.

The Xishi Temple is located in the east of Zhuluo Township (in the third year of the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhuluo Township existed in Xiaoshan and Xishili was built). It has five couplets in the hall, three remaining rooms, and a stage.

In front of Zhuluo Mountain is Xishili. Xishi's house has a red pink stone in front of it and a beautiful bathing gate outside - "Xiaoshan County Chronicles" of the Republic of China

There is Zhuluo Mountain in the south of Xiaoshan County, which is called Zhuluo Township. There is Xishi's house at the foot of the mountain. The house is near the river. There is Xishi Beach and red pink stones by the stream. ——"Xiaoshan County Chronicles" Wanli, Ming Dynasty 6.1

Xishi Shi was born in Wuxiao, and today there is Zhuluo Township in Xiaoshan. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" notes that Xi Shi came from Yuji, Kuaiji County, that is, Xiaoshan. Those who use Zhuji are wrong. ——Come to Sri Lanka on June 1st to visit "Cha'an Hinayana"

Recommended itinerary

(One-day trip to Xishi's hometown in Zhuji) 7:30 am Hangzhou Tourism Distribution (Huanglong) Center Get on the bus, stop at the Wushan Square Information Point (No. 10 Huaguang Lane) at 8:00, take a coach to Zhuji, visit the Xishi Hometown Scenic Area with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan, and visit the Pavilion of Chinese Ladies from Past Dynasties, Folk Custom Exhibition Hall, Stage Teahouse, Xishi Palace, Cormorant Bay Ancient Village and other scenic spots, then visit Zhuji East China International Jewelry City, and return to Hangzhou in time in the afternoon, ending the pleasant trip.