Buildings · BTLB091
Earthen Building
Cave dwellings, rammed-earth houses and tulou are all homes made of earth; the caves are dug into loess cliffs, warm in winter and cool in summer, and tens of millions still live in such caves.
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Mural guide
Arched cave homes are cut into ochre loess cliffs. In the earthen yards below, a woman weaves at a loom, villagers carry loads and feed chickens, elders sit under a porch, and a stream runs past vegetable plots.
Cave dwellings, rammed-earth houses and tulou are all homes made of earth; the caves are dug into loess cliffs, warm in winter and cool in summer, and tens of millions still live in such caves.