Cave village in the suburbs of Xi’an

Clarence drove us to caves after the Temple and before we arrived to see the warriors. He was setting the stage for really old rural Xi’an life dating back 5000 years. The villagers today have stayed in these caves living a simple life and pass it down to their families. 20 families live here.

Clarence. Or tour guide and owner of the apartments. Really nice guy.

The caves.

Inside the cave is one big room with other rooms behind it.

This woman is 85.

The kitchen is outside and on the right you can push and pull the bellows to fan the flames.

Grain storage.

The old woman has already prepared hey coffin for when she dies.

Like the Japanese, they use hard surfaces for a pillow. Here they use a smooth rock.

This is used to measure the weight of produce as they are farmers that sell to people in the market.

Drying seaweed.

Community bathroom. To the right are did kennels. Unfortunately, one villager breeds dogs to sell for dog fighting. Yes they are pit bulls which are illegal in China.

They have walnut trees and many others. In the front is pomegranate. Behind is a persimmon tree.