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
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Earth shelter
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An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth home, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure with earth against the walls and/or on th
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…
An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch)
Meshed metal stretch net construction
Mandan lodge, North Dakota. c. 1908
"The interior of the hut of a Mandan Chief": aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book "Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834"