白起故里,即陜西(xi)省眉縣(xian),位于秦嶺(ling)主(zhu)峰太白山腳下,北跨渭河,屬秦嶺(ling)北麓半丘陵地帶,總(zong)體呈現“七河九原一(yi)面坡,六山一(yi)水三分田”的地貌特(te)征(zheng)。
據《眉(mei)縣縣志(zhi)》記載,眉(mei)縣城(cheng)東舊有(you)(you)(you)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng),今眉(mei)縣常(chang)興鎮白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)姓皆白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)原有(you)(you)(you)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)和(he)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)(zhong)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)東西長(chang)約(yue) 200多(duo)米 ,南(nan)(nan)北(bei)寬大(da)約(yue)有(you)(you)(you)80米 ,城(cheng)墻大(da)約(yue)高 8米,寬 5米。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)原來有(you)(you)(you) 8畝大(da),修有(you)(you)(you)大(da)殿、走廊(lang)、山(shan)門(men)等,氣(qi)勢(shi)雄偉壯(zhuang)觀。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)(zhong)位(wei)于(yu)(yu)村(cun)東,好(hao)似一個(ge)小(xiao)山(shan)包,傳說(shuo)是白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)兵卒堆土(tu)而成的(de)(de),冢(zhong)(zhong)內修有(you)(you)(you)天井,東西南(nan)(nan)北(bei) 4個(ge)窯門(men),里面還有(you)(you)(you)長(chang)長(chang)的(de)(de)走廊(lang)和(he)無數個(ge)拐(guai)窯。遺(yi)憾的(de)(de)是,歷經(jing)歲(sui)月變遷,風雨侵蝕(shi),白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)城(cheng)早已成殘(can)垣斷壁,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)冢(zhong)(zhong)也已夷為平地,現只存白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)祠(ci)堂(tang)雖經(jing)兩次修葺(qi),但由于(yu)(yu)年代(dai)久遠,已搖搖欲墜。盡(jin)管(guan)如此,隨著時代(dai)的(de)(de)變遷,白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)的(de)(de) 360多(duo)名白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)后(hou)裔自發(fa)在村(cun)外為先祖白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)立起(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)了一座紀念(nian)碑,希望(wang)彰顯(xian)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)村(cun)厚(hou)重的(de)(de)人(ren)文(wen)內涵,并(bing)能(neng)推(tui)動當地旅游的(de)(de)發(fa)展(zhan)。