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Shijia Village Chessboard Alley

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Located in the western part of Jixi, about 34 kilometers from the county town and 5 kilometers from Shangzhuang. The Shi family clan in the village are descendants of Shi Shouxin, a founding hero of the Northern Song Dynasty, and members of the Shi family also made great contributions during the Ming Dynasty. The alleys in the village are neatly arranged, intersecting vertically and horizontally, straight and symmetrical, resembling a chessboard. It is said that Emperor Zhao Kuangyin loved playing chess and often played with...

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Located in the western part of Jixi, about 34 kilometers from the county town and 5 kilometers from Shangzhuang. The Shi family clan in the village are descendants of Shi Shouxin, a founding hero of the Northern Song Dynasty, and members of the Shi family also made great contributions during the Ming Dynasty.

The alleys throughout the village are neatly arranged, intersecting vertically and horizontally, straight and symmetrical, resembling a chessboard. It is said that Emperor Zhao Kuangyin loved playing chess and often played with Shi Shouxin in the imperial palace, so the local people built Chessboard Village to commemorate their ancestors.