What is a pit?

"I don't see the house when I enter the village, and I don't see anyone when I hear it." Pit, also called "patio kiln", is an underground cave. Cave houses are connected together, which is a pit house village.

Introduction:

Pit yard is also called patio yard and pit yard. Locals call it "patio yard", "underground pit" and "underground kiln". It is the legacy of the cave dwelling method of ancient people, and it is called "underground quadrangle" in the north of China. It is said that it has a history of about 4000 years.

In 2007, Shan County of Henan Province was named as the hometown of China Dikeng kiln culture by China People's Association. 20 1 1, "pit field construction skills" was selected in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.