Shanzhou Cave Dwellings

Shanzhou Underground Courtyard is worth a visit. You see trees but not the village, enter the village but not the houses, go inside but not see doors, only people. The Sanmenxia Underground Courtyard, also known as the Skywell Courtyard, is a remnant of the ancient human dwelling lifestyle, known as the 'underground quadrangle' of northern China, with a history of about 4000 years.

The Shanxian Underground Courtyard, located in Beiyin Village, Zhangbian Township, Shanxian District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, is an ancient and magical residential style. Rich in culture, it is the only underground ancient residential architecture in the country and even the world, known as 'the ancient village beneath the horizon, a living fossil in the history of residential buildings,' and is one of the four unique ancient residential architectures in China. 'Seeing trees but no village, entering the village but not seeing houses, entering a home but not seeing doors, hearing sounds but not seeing people' is its true portrayal. The Dikeng Cultural Park mainly consists of 22 interconnected underground courtyards, each with different themes, comprehensively displaying the historical evolution of the underground courtyards and the lifestyle and folk skills of the people in the Shanxian region. At the same time, the scenic area also preserves many undeveloped underground courtyards for tourists to visit, searching for the lost underground ancient villages along the loess of Shan Plateau, allowing the traditional culture of the underground courtyards to be passed down for a long time. The folk performances and intangible cultural heritage displays in the courtyard, such as grass beating and printing, Shanxian paper-cutting, gong and drum books, Chengni inkstones, puppet shows, shadow puppetry, sugar painting, red song performances, and Shanxian special wedding customs performances, are highly interactive and rich in culture, and have been well received by tourists since the opening.

Check in at Shanzhou Dikengyuan, I really learned a lot after watching. Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles. 'An ancient village below the horizon, a living fossil in the history of residential houses.' You see trees but not the village, enter the village but not the house, enter the house but not the door, hear voices but not people, I really learned a lot after watching. Navigation: Shanzhou Dikengyuan, after a scenic road, you will arrive. The scenic area has a parking lot, convenient for parking. Parking fee is 10 yuan. Ticket: 68 for adults, half price for children 1.2 meters to 1.5 meters, free for children under 1.2 meters. Food: There is a snack street along the exit, and you can also experience the local special 'Shanzhou Ten Bowls Banquet'. 22 Dikengyuan are connected to each other, like walking in a maze. The courtyard displays folk performances and intangible cultural heritage displays, such as grass hammer printing, Shanzhou paper cutting, gong and drum books, Chengni inkstones, shadow puppetry, sugar painting, red song performances, Shanzhou special wedding customs performances, etc. I experienced grass hammer printing and witnessed how the juice of flowers and plants is printed into a beautiful picture. It costs 20 yuan to experience printing and dyeing a small bag, and the price is not expensive. I watched how the old lady spun a ball of cotton into silk thread, and the thread into cloth. One of the courtyards has a mountain stove, the stove hearts are connected, according to the principle of hot air rising, nine stove holes are opened in turn, placing nine pots, and the stove temperature decreases upwards. The first fire of the mountain stove is the most vigorous, suitable for steaming and boiling. As the fire gradually weakens, it is stewing, stewing, and keeping warm in turn. The function is simply too powerful. Curious babies tiptoe to open each pot lid to see what's inside. (Of course there is no food inside) Key points: The Dikengyuan, also known as the 'Underground Siheyuan', is a unique local residential form of 'digging pits on the flat ground and chiseling kilns on the four walls'. The construction art has been included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Distribution of Dikengyuan: It is distributed in Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia, Henan, Yuncheng, Shanxi, Qingyang in Longdong, Gansu, and some areas of Shaanxi. The Dikengyuan was mostly built in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The earliest existing courtyard that still has people living in it has a history of more than 200 years and has been lived in by more than six generations. The building quality is simply top-notch. Architectural features: The construction cost is low, the method is unique, the shape and decoration are beautiful, and the living is comfortable. The construction process does not cost a brick or a tile; in order to prevent rainwater from pouring into the cave, a seepage well is dug in the middle of the Dikengyuan for storing seepage rainwater; in order to prevent the accumulated water around the Dikengyuan from flowing into the courtyard, there are horse-stopping walls and green tile eaves around, and at the same time prevent people from falling into the Dikengyuan.

The Dikengyuan in Shan State District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, is the hometown of Chinese Dikengyuan culture. The Dikengyuan is the cradle of the ancestors on both sides of the Yellow River, and it is also one of the symbols of the living culture in western Henan. The Dikengyuan is also known as the "underground Siheyuan" in northern China, which is a way of living in caves in the early years, and this kind of residence contains a deep cultural accumulation and rich cultural connotation. The Dikengyuan in Shan State is a project set up by Sanmenxia City to excavate this special living culture and for the construction of large-scale tourism. It is a key project of the "Hometown of Chinese Dikengyuan Culture". The project was established and the overall planning design was completed in August 2012, and the construction officially started in October. It began to receive tourists in 2014. After the snow, we toured the Dikengyuan in the cold wind. At the right time, the courtyard was decorated with lights, the red lanterns were hung high, the stage was well decorated, the sound was being debugged, and the staff warmly invited: starting tomorrow (the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month), "the New Year's Lantern Festival" will be held until the fifteenth of the first lunar month. Looking at this lively scene, I really want to celebrate the New Year in the Dikengyuan.

| Underground Siheyuan in northern China. Underground Siheyuan·Shanzhou Dikengyuan I have long heard that Fujian Minxi Tulou and Henan Shanzhou Dikengyuan are the two architectural wonders of ancient people digging buildings on the loess, one in the south and one in the north. This time I finally have the opportunity to see the ancient and magical dwelling--Dikengyuan There is a very interesting saying about Dikengyuan: "See trees but not villages, see villages but not houses, hear voices but not people", this sentence perfectly interprets the characteristics of Dikengyuan, so Dikengyuan is also known as the underground Siheyuan in northern China" Tianjing kiln courtyard, commonly known as Dikengyuan, has existed for more than 4000 years, and there are still more than 100 underground villages distributed, among which the earlier courtyards have a history of more than 200 years and are inhabited by six generations. Living in Dikengyuan, warm in winter and cool in summer, is very comfortable. The various kiln caves in Dikengyuan are divided into main kiln, guest kiln, kitchen kiln, etc., and are called "Dongzhen House", "Xidui House", "Nanli House", "Beikan House" according to the different positions of the main kiln. Dikengyuan is also influenced by the traditional Chinese culture of Bagua, and the people determine the main direction of the courtyard according to the "feng shui flow". The construction of Dikengyuan is also very clever, with a lot of ingenuity, the kiln courtyard is the same, and it is also connected to the ground, I have to sigh, the wisdom of Chinese laborers! Ticket: 48 yuan Address: Beiyin Village, Zhangbian Township, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia City There are two recommended ways to go to Sanmenxia from Xi'an 1 High-speed rail: Xi'an-Sanmenxia South (1 hour, one-way ticket price 119.5)2 Self-driving: Xi'an-Sanmenxia (3 hours by car) Accommodation: Accommodation in Sanmenxia is very cheap, a little over 100, it is recommended to stay near Wanda Plaza Recommended food: lamb noodles, lamb soup

❤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.

Shanzhou Dikengyuan Glass Bridge Sanmenxia First 5D Dynamic Glass Bridge #Tourist Carnival# Standing on the glass bridge, overlooking the scenery of the Shaanxi Dikengyuan, especially at night, the bridge The colorful neon lights flashing the night of the Huazhang, from afar, it is like a magnificent rainbow raft hanging on the cliff, but also adds a colorful color to the thousand-year-old pit garden!

[Shaanzhou Dikengyuan] An outstanding example of raw earth building Shaanxi is dry and drier, and frozen and frozen. The hurricane is bitter and unsuitable for human habitation, and the emergence of the pits has solved these problems. Built according to local conditions, it has broadened the human living space and enriched the Yellow River culture. The underground cave dwellings of the Loess Plateau in China have no bricks and tiles. The ventilation, temperature and temperature adjustment can be solved in a natural way. Today, the construction skills of the pits have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.

In the Dikengyuan in Shaanxi, I met a wedding wedding event, and naturally I have to eat ten bowls of water. When the mountain stove is up, the hot pot is burning, and 7 stoves make 7 fragrant hot dishes at the same time, together with 3 cold dishes, this is the famous 10 bowl seats in Shaanxi. Traditional top ten bowls have small crispy meat, braised pork, cold carrots, kelp, red tofu, meat leeks, daylily, fried tofu, cold bean sprouts, cold noodles, all traditional local dishes, with local characteristics Cooking through the mountain stove. The mountain-through stove is a magical earthen stove. It opens 9 stove holes in turn, and can place 9 pots at the same time. It is very efficient at the same time. The first fire is the most prosperous, suitable for cooking. With the gradual weakening of firepower, it is the function of stewing, stuffing and heat preservation. The mountain stove maximizes the use of heat. Several pots operate 7 hot dishes and 3 cold dishes at the same time. It will soon be able to make the famous ten bowl seats in the local area. It is an indispensable gourmet dish for the local wedding reception. The family is happy to sit on the bench around the table, one person holding a fragrant big steamed bun, this is the real taste!

In the Shaanxi District of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, there is still a pit to live in this ancient and magical residential style. The standard name of the pit garden is called Patio Kiln, and the locals call the Patio a pit. The common name is called the Ditch. Planting trees and flowers in the yard, the crown of the tree is higher than the ground, forming a peculiar landscape of "seeing the tree without seeing the village, entering the village without seeing the house, entering the house without seeing the door, and hearing the sound is not seen." Due to its unique construction skills and rich culture, the Dikengyuan is also listed in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list, and is known as the ancient village under the horizon and the living stone in the history of residential. Today, there are 22 pits and courtyards in the Dikengyuan Scenic Spot in Shaanxi Province, which not only preserves the original form of this ancient dwelling, but also keeps the folk crafts in those long rivers in the pit. hospital. Such as sedge printing, Shaanxi paper-cutting, gong drums, smashing mud, puppet show, shadow play, sugar painting, red song performance, Shaanxi traditional wedding customs show, etc., contains rich culture, experience interaction, and let visitors all-round The pit culture is known. Shaanzhou Lugu Book is the oldest opera rap art in Sanmenxia, West Henan, and the ancestor of RAP. Its vocals are bold and unconstrained, and the language is closely combined. It is sung by local dialects in Shaanxi Province. The local flavor is very strong. Its unique rap form has unique charms that are incomparable to other songs and is deeply loved by the masses. The gong-and-drum book of Shanzhou is a form of sitting and singing. Because it is necessary to play a bang and drum to open the atmosphere before the opening, to attract the audience, it is called the "Drums and Drums."

The Spring Festival is approaching, what is the taste of the year? Of course, look at the lanterns! Lantern Festival is a tradition left by the ancestors. It has been passed down since the Southern Song Dynasty. Every year before and after the Spring Festival, it seems that it is only a year since I went to see a lantern festival. The lanterns will be seen every year, everyone has seen it, but if you want to see some different lanterns, you can come to the Shaanxi Dikengyuan to experience the all-round, multi-angle lanterns, and make sure you enjoy a luxurious Visual feast, feel the most authentic and authentic year-round ~ can stand up to the "sea, land, and air three-dimensional space" lanterns, of course, thanks to the unique terrain of the pit. This ancient and magical underground residential style has created a unique sense of space. "Seeing the tree without seeing the village, entering the village without seeing the house, not seeing the door at home, and not hearing the sound" is its true portrayal. Shaanzhou Dikengyuan's 2019 Lantern Festival will display a total of 96 light groups. The number, size and specifications are unprecedented. I am eager to rejoice and rejoice.

Traveling in Shaanxi Province, Lantern Festival, lanterns, a set of dome lights attract people's attention, the diameter of the lamp group is 28 meters, the golden pigs can hold the red lanterns, and all kinds of lanterns in the pits are full of brilliance, golden pigs The Lunar New Year, 40 years of reform and opening up, and the feature set of the Journey to the West, give visitors different visual experiences. Shaanzhou Dikengyuan's nightingale dazzling, the joy of the people's harvest, the dream of the aerospace dream, full of auspicious blessings of the Year of the Pig, the colorful lights show people's happy life. Shooting light sensitivity is well controlled, too high and easy to have noise, it is best to use a tripod.