Characteristics of cave dwellings on the Loess Plateau

The biggest feature of cave dwelling architecture is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer. The traditional cave dwelling space looks like a round arch in appearance. Although it is very ordinary, with the monotonous loess as the background, the arc shape is more Appearing light and lively, this form derived from nature not only embodies the concept of a round sky and a square earth in traditional thinking, but more importantly, the tall round arches and high windows at the door opening.

In winter, the sunlight can be further penetrated into the inside of the cave dwelling, so that solar radiation can be fully utilized. The internal space is also arched, which increases the vertical space inside, allowing people to It feels open and comfortable. Extended information

Cave dwellings generally include cliff-based cave dwellings, sunken cave dwellings, independent styles, etc. Among them, backing cave dwellings are more commonly used. They are built on hillsides and on the edge of the soil, often with numbers rising up the mountain. It is distributed in steps, and the roof of the lower kiln is the upper vestibule, with a wide view. The sunken cave dwelling is a square pit dug on the spot, and then the cave dwelling is dug on the inner wall to form an underground courtyard.

The Longdong Loess Plateau is the place with the deepest loess in the world, and Qingyang is located in the typical Longdong Loess Plateau area, where there are the most and densest cave dwellings. The cave dwellings are densely packed one after another. Someone once said that they are like the Cave God's Mansion hanging in the clouds and mist, or like the pearls inlaid on the Loess Plateau.

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