窑洞之于中国民居,乃黄土高原特殊产物,亦系古代先民因地制宜、就地取材、挖穴而居的典型居所。高原厚土的自然地理形态,极适宜开掘窑洞,此正可谓一方水土养一方人也。然自二十世纪八十年代改革开放以降,黄土高原窑洞锐减,时至今日大有十窑九废之势。 Cave in the Chinese dwelling houses, is a special product of the Loess Plateau, but also the ancient ancestors adapted to local conditions, local materials, digging and living in a typical residence. Plateau thick soil of the natural geographical form, very suitable for digging cave, this is indeed a water and soil to support one side also. Since the reform and opening up in the 1980s, however, the number of cave dwellings in the Loess Plateau has plummeted. Today, there are ten kilns and nine waste incinerators.