The Prime Minister’s Village is in Yuncheng, Shanxi.
The Chinese Prime Minister Village refers to Pei Bai Village, Liyuan Town, Wenxi County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is the location of the Pei family ancestral hall. This family is a prominent family in the Three Jin Dynasties and a prominent family in Chinese history. It is famous for its 59 prime ministers and 59 generals.
There are many historic sites in Peibai Village such as Pei’s ancestral hall, Pei’s stele corridor, and Pei’s tomb. The Pei's ancestral hall was built in the third year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. It has a front hall, a back hall, Zhuangyuan Square, stele corridor, etc. It is large in scale. Pei's Stele Gallery preserves dozens of ancient steles with high historical materials and calligraphy artistic value. Pei's tomb is located in the beautiful Fenghuang Yuan, five kilometers east of Peibai Village.
In order to protect the cultural relics of the Pei family and develop tourism, the Wenxi County Government decided to establish the Pei Family Cultural Tourism Development Zone and build the Pei Family Monument Garden, the Pei Jin Gong Temple, the Pei Family Ancestral Hall, the Chinese Pei Family Cultural City, etc. Landscape, business area and entertainment service area.
Geographical location
Wenxi County, Shanxi Province (Wenxi. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the fertile land of Guqu. The Qin Dynasty was Zuoyi and belonged to Hedong County. The sixth year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty < A.D. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, visited Henan and passed through Tongxiang, Zuoyi, Hedong. He heard that Pingnan was victorious and renamed Tongxiang as Wenxi. Although the county seat has changed in the past dynasties, its name has been used to this day).
Wenxi, Shanxi, is a famous hometown of prime ministers. There are many famous hometowns of humanities in China, such as Shaoxing in Zhejiang is the hometown of the shogunate; Meishan in Sichuan is the hometown of talented scholars; Qufu in Shandong is the hometown of Confucian sages; Yuncheng in Shanxi is the hometown of martial sages; and Yingshan in Hubei is the hometown of generals.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—China Prime Minister Village