Where are the caves mainly located?

Mainly distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and other provinces on the Loess Plateau.

Cave dwelling is an ancient living form for the residents of the Loess Plateau in northwest China. The history of this cave can be traced back to more than 4000 years ago. Cave dwellings are widely distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and other provinces on the Loess Plateau.

Cave dwelling is a product of the Loess Plateau and a symbol of the people in northern Shaanxi, which has precipitated an ancient and profound yellow land culture.

China is a country with widespread kiln sites, from Turpan and Kashgar in Xinjiang, Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Pingliang, Qingyang and Gannan in Gansu, Yinchuan and Guyuan in Ningxia, Ganxian and Yan 'an in Shaanxi, Linfen, Fushan, Pinglu and Taiyuan in Shanxi, Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Gongxian in Henan, Longyan and Yongding in Fujian and Meizhou in Guangdong.

Extended information on the development history and characteristics of caves in northern Shaanxi;

Cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi have a long history. In 2004, archaeologists discovered two stone towns during the Longshan culture period (late Neolithic period) in northern Shaanxi, including nearly 70 caves. The ancients lived in caves with loess layers as walls. Build simple caves and shallow caves with wooden frames and grass mud. And gradually formed a settlement.

The prototype of this cave has been born for 4500 years. The caves in northern Shaanxi developed into semi-cellar type in the Zhou Dynasty, and developed into full-cellar type after the Qin and Han Dynasties, which is now the earth kiln. In the middle of Ming dynasty, stones were used as kiln walls.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the local people built caves modeled on earth kilns. Now there are also new caves with painted tiles and kiln surfaces. The hall and room are separated, and the upper and lower floors are more comfortable and pleasant to live in. ?

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