1, the kang originated two thousand years ago. This kind of stove is smaller than kang. Because it is underground, it has good thermal insulation, and people are very comfortable sitting or sleeping on it. In the Western Han Dynasty, Su Wu had been herding sheep in the cold Xiongnu 19 years, mainly benefiting from this "stove-type" kang.
Kang has become very popular in Manchu. It is not only a facility for sleeping and resting, but also a facility for heating. Every time the lords of the Jin Dynasty ate with the generals, they used a low table or a wooden plate on the kang. This custom has been passed down to this day.
Kang is made of adobe. Chop wheat straw or weeds into pieces, mix them in yellow mud, make pieces of adobe with a fixed blank mold, and dry them in the sun to build a fire resistance.
The brazier is made of yellow mud, usually in autumn. First, take the best loess, cut hemp into small pieces more than an inch long, and mix them in the loess to make mud. After the mud is mixed, pile it up for a few days. In the meantime, pour some water from time to time to "wake up". When the mud wakes up, the brazier will not crack.
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1. The heated kang in the northeast of China is the clever creation of hardworking people in the cold climate. It has nurtured countless bold, rough and simple-minded Northeasters, and warmed the winters of generations of Northeasters.
There is also a place to chat next to the brazier. After dinner, Dong and Westinghouse's neighbors get together, and several people put their hands on the brazier and chat while warming themselves. This is the most common scene in the northeast winter night.
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