Xi Shi Gu Li Scenic Area 西施故里旅游区

Opening Hours: 7:30-17:00

Admission Fee: RMB 100 yuan

Telephone: + 86 575 87106783

Address: No.2 Zhuluo Donglu, Zhuji City, Shaoxing

Xi Shi Gu Li (Hometown of Xi Shi) is a national AAAA level scenic resort and a park devoted to Xi Shi. Xi Shi was born in Zhuluo Village in Zhuji during 770-476 BC. As one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China, she is a legendary beauty who always takes beholders’ breath away, whether she is slim or plump, wearing makeup or not. 

The most famous story about Xi Shi is the “Xi Shi Huan Sha”, which literally means Xi Shi washing silk on a stream. Therefore, the scenic area was built on the stream where the story took place. There is a stone engraved with these two characters- “Huan Sha”, which are said to be written by Wang Xizhi, one of the greatest calligraphers in ancient China. 

Xi Shi Temple, Famous Chinese Ancient Ladies Hall, Fan Li Temple, the Folk Museum, the Zheng Family’s Ancestral Hall, and the ancient street in the Yue Kingdom are the main tourist spots in this scenic area. The famous Chinese idioms “Chenyu Luoyan” and “Dongshi, The Copycat of Xishi” find their roots here. Visitors can easily find many more interesting stories about her in Zhuji, Shaoxing. 

(Executive Editor: Zhe LOU)