白起故里,即陜西(xi)省(sheng)眉(mei)縣,位(wei)于秦嶺主(zhu)峰太白山腳下,北跨渭河,屬秦嶺北麓半丘陵地帶,總體(ti)呈現(xian)“七河九原一面坡,六山一水(shui)三分田”的地貌特征。
據《眉縣(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)志》記載,眉縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)舊有(you)(you)白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),今(jin)眉縣(xian)(xian)常興鎮白(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)(cun)白(bai)(bai)(bai)姓(xing)皆白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔。白(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)(cun)原有(you)(you)白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠和白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)西長約(yue) 200多米(mi) ,南北(bei)寬(kuan)大約(yue)有(you)(you)80米(mi) ,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻大約(yue)高(gao) 8米(mi),寬(kuan) 5米(mi)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠原來有(you)(you) 8畝大,修有(you)(you)大殿(dian)、走廊、山門等,氣勢雄偉壯觀。白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)位于(yu)村(cun)(cun)東(dong),好似一個(ge)(ge)小山包(bao),傳說(shuo)是白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)兵卒(zu)堆土(tu)而成(cheng)的(de)(de),冢(zhong)內修有(you)(you)天井,東(dong)西南北(bei) 4個(ge)(ge)窯(yao)門,里面還有(you)(you)長長的(de)(de)走廊和無數(shu)個(ge)(ge)拐(guai)窯(yao)。遺憾的(de)(de)是,歷經歲(sui)月變(bian)(bian)遷(qian),風雨侵蝕,白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)早(zao)已成(cheng)殘垣斷壁,白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)也已夷為(wei)平(ping)地,現只存白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠。白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠堂雖經兩次(ci)修葺(qi),但由于(yu)年代久(jiu)遠(yuan),已搖搖欲墜。盡(jin)管如此,隨著時(shi)代的(de)(de)變(bian)(bian)遷(qian),白(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)(cun)的(de)(de) 360多名白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔自發在村(cun)(cun)外為(wei)先祖白(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)立起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)了一座紀念碑,希望(wang)彰顯白(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)(cun)厚重的(de)(de)人文內涵,并能推動當地旅游的(de)(de)發展。