Residential architecture, 6th prize |
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Underground Houses near the Great Wall
in Shanxi Province
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Gu Di(China) |
| The Dahekou village is located on the border of the Ningwu and Shenchi counties in northwest Shanxi Province. The locals have built a special underground residence beneath the remaining section of the Great Wall of Ming dynasty (AD1368-1644). People and poultry live in the residence which is connected with a corridor. | ||
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| 2. Outdoor scene of the unique houses. | ||
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| 4. Indoor scene. | ||
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| 7. The local people keep their surplus grain in the peculiar residence. | ||
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| 10. The three chicken in a local's new house under the Great Wall. | ||
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| 11. Cooking in the traditional way. | ||
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| 12. In the first Spring Festival of the new millennium, the family gathered and enjoyed their feast in their underground residence. |
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