Henan | Ancient villages below the horizon, living fossils in the history of residential buildings

❤Reason for recommendation: The pit courtyard has a history of more than 6,000 years. As early as the Miaodigou cultural period, there was already a prototype of the pit courtyard. More than 4,000 years ago, during the period of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestors of Shanxian had already dug the ground for caves and lived. The Book of Songs is called 'Tao Fu Tao Xue'. The pit courtyard, as an ancient residential style, is sturdy and durable, warm in winter and cool in summer, windproof and soundproof, and earthquake-resistant. It is one of the four major ancient residential buildings unique to China, and it is also the only underground ancient residential building in the country and even the world. It is known as 'the ancient village under the horizon, the living fossil in the history of residential buildings'. 🌟Highlights: In 2011, the pit courtyard construction skills were included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list. 👍Most recommended: The construction process of the pit courtyard can be simply and popularly summarized as: 'dig down, chisel holes in the four walls, wear boots and hats, and beautify and decorate'. The construction skills are closely combined with the traditional yin and yang eight directions, and they are closely related to the life of the owner of the pit courtyard.