Xixi Village, formerly called Luxi, is an ancient 27,000 square meter village located in Liaobu, Dongguan in the Guangdong province. The village is composed of 67 blocks and encompasses 193 houses. It was built by a lake, which provides easy access to water - as well as protection from a potential armed attack in ancient times.

The village was surrounded by a 6-to-8-meter-high brick wall, which dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Only about 100 meters of the wall are left today. The street grid is formed out of 11 horizontal and 15 vertical roads. The horizontal streets are slightly wider (1.8 meter) than the vertical ones (1.5 meter). With a width of 3.8 meter, the first vertical road facing the lake is the widest among them. Common zones and meeting areas are located on the lakeside, as well as the main entrance to the village. The law prohibited residents to change/rebuild their houses.

As the years passed, most of the residents of Xixi left the village. Nowadays less than 200 people still live in Xixi. Most of them are not locals and rent their house from the government.
The village was announced as part of the “World Cultural Heritage“ and has been under protection since 2004. The protection and financing have been taken care of by the Liaobu Town Government and the Xixi Village Committee.