There are many ancient time-worn streets crisscrossing the town. In total, there are about 122 small lanes in Xitang town, all of which were paved with stone slats. Lined along these lanes are these hundreds-years-old house which still home to the locals. Of all the 122 lanes, the shipi lane is the best preserved. It is situated at the west side of Zhongfu hall in the west street, with a total length of 68 meters. The lane is about 1 meter at the widest but the narrowest point is only 80 centimeters. It is paved with 166 stone planks that are only 3 centimeters thick, which is really hard to be chisel from the granite. That is why it is called shipi (the skin of the stone) lane. Walking through the long quiet lane with stained tall walls is just like traveling through the town's long history in a spatial-temporal tunnel.