Yaodong
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A yaodong is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China's north. They are generally carved out of a hillside or excavated horizontally from a central "sunken cour
Yaodong covered in snow. Taken in Qingjian, Shaanxi.
The courtyard of a cave dwelling
Cave city in Yan'an, Shaanxi – Mao Zedong's headquarters from 1935 to 1948
Cave houses shanxi 6
Loess Plateau
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The Loess Plateau is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. It is located southeast of the Gobi Desert and is sur
Yaodong
…A yaodong (窰 in native Jin Chinese, or 窰洞 yáodòng in Beijing Mandarin) is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China's north. They are generally carved out of a hillside or excavated horizontally from a central "sunken courtyard". The surrounding earth acts…
Loess landscape china
Loess Plateau——2012 4 4 panoramio
G20 Qingdao Yinchuan Expressway in Renjiashan
202309 Gangkou Community and Gangkou Station