Driving My Beloved Car into the Cave Dwellings of Northern Shaanxi, Experiencing the Cave Dwelling Culture

#SuperPlayer Coming to northern Shaanxi, the cave dwellings of northern Shaanxi are an unavoidable topic. Farmhouse courtyards, spacious and clean, strings of red chili peppers on the cave dwelling walls, piles of yellow corn on the racks in the yard, occasionally the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking, stone mills and stone rollers, pigsties and cow sheds—the strong loess plateau customs rush toward you. The cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi are mainly divided into three types: stone-built are called stone caves, brick-built are called brick caves, and caves dug into loess cliffs are called earth caves. Nowadays, earth caves are rarely seen. In the past decade or so, large-scale afforestation in northern Shaanxi has greatly improved vegetation, with increased rainfall. Earth caves dug on hillsides are prone to landslides. Also, the local people's income in northern Shaanxi has improved, so their living environment is gradually improving, and many new villages have emerged.

To experience the cave dwelling culture of northern Shaanxi in Yan'an, the closest places to Yan'an city are Zhaojia'an Village in the direction of Hezhuangping and Fodaoping Village in the direction of Wanhua. These two places allow people to experience traditional village scenery. Relying on convenient transportation and beautiful natural surroundings with clear waters and green mountains, they have developed into agritainment sites combining dining and accommodation. The farmhouse courtyards are quiet and elegant, making people feel very relaxed. Having a local snack in the farmhouse courtyard or staying in a cave dwelling in northern Shaanxi will definitely give you a different experience.