白起(qi)故(gu)里,即陜西省眉(mei)縣,位于秦嶺主峰太白山腳下,北跨渭河,屬秦嶺北麓半丘陵(ling)地(di)帶,總體呈現“七河九原一面坡,六(liu)山一水三分(fen)田”的(de)地(di)貌(mao)特征。
據《眉縣(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)志》記載(zai),眉縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)東(dong)(dong)(dong)舊有白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng),今眉縣(xian)(xian)常興鎮白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家村白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)姓皆白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)后裔(yi)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家村原(yuan)有白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)和白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)東(dong)(dong)(dong)西長約 200多(duo)米(mi) ,南北(bei)寬(kuan)大(da)約有80米(mi) ,城(cheng)墻大(da)約高 8米(mi),寬(kuan) 5米(mi)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)原(yuan)來有 8畝(mu)大(da),修(xiu)有大(da)殿(dian)、走(zou)廊(lang)、山門等,氣勢(shi)雄偉壯觀(guan)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)位于(yu)村東(dong)(dong)(dong),好(hao)似一(yi)個小山包,傳說是(shi)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)兵卒堆土(tu)而成的(de),冢(zhong)內修(xiu)有天(tian)井,東(dong)(dong)(dong)西南北(bei) 4個窯(yao)門,里面還有長長的(de)走(zou)廊(lang)和無(wu)數個拐窯(yao)。遺憾(han)的(de)是(shi),歷經歲(sui)月變遷,風雨侵蝕,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)早已(yi)成殘垣斷(duan)壁,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)也已(yi)夷為(wei)平地,現只存白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)堂雖經兩次修(xiu)葺,但由于(yu)年代久遠,已(yi)搖搖欲墜(zhui)。盡管(guan)如(ru)此,隨著時代的(de)變遷,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家村的(de) 360多(duo)名白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)后裔(yi)自發在村外(wai)為(wei)先(xian)祖白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)立起(qi)(qi)(qi)了一(yi)座紀念(nian)碑,希(xi)望(wang)彰顯白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家村厚重(zhong)的(de)人(ren)文內涵,并能推動當(dang)地旅游的(de)發展。