Pam In China

This is your typical, village, cave home. The courtyard is surrounded by the entrance of the various rooms. Here is the doors of two bedrooms and also the kitchen area.
Each home I've visited has the entrance to the courtyard, with the outdoor toilet to the left, the kitchen to the right. Some have a "spirit screen" in the center of the courtyard, to ward off evil spirits. These are usually very wide and you must walk around them to enter the various bedrooms.


Here we follow the master of the house down the path that leads to his courtyard. He was happy to have us visit. Once inside, Clay and some friends sit on the bed/couch and visit. The village roads are servicable but only for walking, the use of bikes and motorbikes.

The advantages of a cave home are the low cost of heating and cooling. Cool in summer and warm in winter makes it very affordable. I visited one home that was not entirely a cave home. You walked into the living/dining room and the further you walked down a hall, you entered to where the bedroom was underground. Interesting!