Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Around 30 million people in China live in cave homes (窰洞, yaodong). Why? Because...

Around 30 million people in China live in cave homes (窰洞, yaodong). Why? Because they are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. These ones were abandoned about 1,000 years ago.


Guyaju, China
naturalhomes.org
These caves were occupied about 1,100 years ago by the Xiyi people who used an early version of central heating to keep warm.
from Home Services Blog http://www.facebook.com/naturalhomes/posts/829294743790258


from Tumblr http://msalexandrakpierson.tumblr.com/post/118880081528

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