My hometown is on the Loess Plateau. Although the scenery here is not as beautiful as that in the south, it still has its own unique side.

What impressed me most was the unique cave dwelling.

Cave dwellings are a product of the Loess Plateau and a symbol of farmers in northern Shaanxi.

In the past, a farmer worked hard all his life and his most basic wish was to build a few cave dwellings.

Once you have a kiln and a wife, you are considered to have a family and a career.

Men dug in the loess soil, while women took care of housework and gave birth to children in cave dwellings.

Although the cave dwelling is small, it condenses the unique style of the loess.

Earthen cave dwellings were the residences of earlier people. Most of the cave dwellings people live in today are made of masonry.

Seen from a distance, rows of cave dwellings are built against the mountains.

Nestled among patches of jujube trees, pear trees and some unknown fruit trees, it has become a unique landscape in our hometown.

Its top is chiseled into a curved shape. This structure is durable and makes living inside warm in winter and cool in summer, making it very comfortable.

As I got closer, I saw that its windows were semicircular, but were divided into small squares with exquisitely carved wooden strips.

Paste the window paper and frame the window grilles, it will be very beautiful.

As soon as you walk in, there is a unique scene inside.

The first thing that catches the eye is a large square bed, which takes up almost one-third of the house. People here call it Kang.

There is a small stove next to it, and the fire is burning. It must be very warm to sit on the kang!

Kang is a place where people in northern Shaanxi sleep and rest at night. It is also a place where women chat and do needlework in their free time.

Just imagine: two or three women are sitting on the warm Kang, doing needlework, talking and laughing, so warm!

Because this is the place where they spend the longest time, the decoration of the kang is also the most particular.

The wall around the Kang is surrounded by a circle of brightly colored paper, about two feet high, called the Kang Waizi. This is the most important decoration in the cave dwelling, and it also has lace!

Traditional New Year pictures are posted on the walls, expressing their longing and yearning for future life.

Occasionally there are paper-cuts of animals, which are said to ward off evil spirits!

I heard from my grandma that the floors used to be made of rammed earth, and a pile of dirt was swept away. With the improvement of living standards, they are now replaced with tiles, which are sparkling.

The water tank that every household used to have in the house has also disappeared because of the introduction of tap water. It is said that in the past, water tanks were indispensable furnishings in cave dwellings because the water source was far away and there must be enough water. But now, reaching out

As soon as you twist it, high-quality drinking water flows out, which is convenient and fast, so the water tank has faded out of the lives of people in northern Shaanxi.

People who used to have no choice but to sleep when it gets dark now also attend cultural shows.

At night, there will be beautiful music and people's laughter floating out of the cave dwellings.

Even the paper used to paper the windows was replaced with crystal clear glass, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Although the paper was replaced by glass, the habit of pasting window grilles has still been passed down. Even if it is pasted on the glass, it has a different flavor.

This is the cave dwelling in my hometown.