Video: Back to nature: "cavemen" from the Middle Kingdom
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Over the long centuries of evolution, Homo sapiens not only learned to think and talk abstractly, but also tried in every possible way to equip his life, making his living conditions as comfortable as possible. Functional apartments, luxurious mansions, luxurious villas - what delights can not be found today! However, not everyone likes the brilliance of high tech life in the 21st century. many are seriously thinking about returning to cave life! So, order China's 30 million people have moved closer to nature long ago!
"Cave people" in their unusual dwellings feel quite comfortable: a "natural" house is not inferior to an ordinary apartment in functionality, and, moreover, it is also more economical. The construction of such housing requires a minimum of building materials, in winter the natural insulation of the walls helps to keep warm, and in summer - a pleasant coolness.
Of course, "cave cities" can be seen not everywhere in China, most of them in the Shanxi province, because the soil here is soft, which makes it easy to "dig" caves. Man-made "mansions" are usually called "yaodong", they represent a semicircular room, the entrance to which is closed with rice paper or a carpet.
If desired, modern caves can even be modernized - piped water, electricity and a telephone. Despite this, the locals prefer not to spend unnecessarily on the improvement of their homes, but be content with such natural "bonuses" as high ceilings, a huge room area, as well as luxurious porch gardens where you can sunbathe in the sun!
The 2007 poll showed that the majority of "cave" settlers are elderly people, young people strive to leave for large cities and live, enjoying all the benefits of civilization. However, some of the respondents, on the contrary, admitted that they dream of returning from city life to cave life, because it was in the bosom of nature that they were happy in childhood! Today, caves in China are in demand: such a dwelling can be bought for $ 46,000 or rented for $ 30 per month. If for the Chinese the cave is their home, for the Americans it is even more! These daredevils hope to transform the fairytale cave in Zion into an underground subway tunnel!
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