白(bai)(bai)起故(gu)里(li),即陜西省眉縣,位(wei)于秦嶺(ling)(ling)主峰太白(bai)(bai)山(shan)腳下(xia),北跨渭河,屬秦嶺(ling)(ling)北麓(lu)半丘陵地(di)帶,總體(ti)呈現“七河九原一面坡(po),六山(shan)一水(shui)三(san)分田”的地(di)貌特征。
據《眉(mei)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)志》記載,眉(mei)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)東舊有白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng),今眉(mei)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)常興鎮白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)姓皆白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔(yi)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)原有白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠和白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)東西(xi)長約 200多米 ,南北寬(kuan)大(da)(da)(da)約有80米 ,城(cheng)(cheng)墻大(da)(da)(da)約高(gao) 8米,寬(kuan) 5米。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠原來有 8畝大(da)(da)(da),修有大(da)(da)(da)殿、走廊、山(shan)門等,氣勢雄偉壯觀。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)位于(yu)村(cun)東,好(hao)似一個小山(shan)包,傳說是白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)兵卒堆土而成(cheng)的(de),冢(zhong)內(nei)修有天井,東西(xi)南北 4個窯門,里面(mian)還有長長的(de)走廊和無數個拐窯。遺(yi)憾的(de)是,歷(li)經歲月變遷,風(feng)雨侵(qin)蝕(shi),白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)早已成(cheng)殘垣斷(duan)壁(bi),白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)也已夷(yi)為平地(di),現(xian)只存白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠堂雖經兩次修葺,但由于(yu)年(nian)代久(jiu)遠,已搖搖欲墜。盡管如此,隨著時代的(de)變遷,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)的(de) 360多名白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔(yi)自發(fa)在村(cun)外為先祖(zu)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)立起(qi)(qi)(qi)了一座(zuo)紀念碑,希(xi)望彰顯白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)厚重的(de)人(ren)文內(nei)涵,并能推動當(dang)地(di)旅游的(de)發(fa)展。