Shijia Village Chessboard Alley
Last updated 2026-11-14 — Located in the western part of Jixi, about 34 kilometers from the county seat 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…
Shijia Village Chessboard Alley
Located in the western part of Jixi, about 34 kilometers from the county seat 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 during the Ming Dynasty, members of the Shi family also made significant contributions.
The alleys in the village are neatly arranged, forming a grid of intersecting lines that are straight and symmetrical, resembling a chessboard. It is said that Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty loved playing chess and often played with Shi Shouxin in the imperial palace, so the villagers built a chessboard-shaped village to commemorate their ancestors.
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