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"Democracy can not survive overpopulation. Human dignity can not survive. Convenience and decency can not survive. " - Isaac Asimov.

When we think of China, they often represent hopelessly overcrowded cities such as Beijing and Hong Kong. 

However, in some remote areas of the country, some people live like hobbits - in caves, dug directly into the hills.

And this is not an uncommon phenomenon: more than 30 million Chinese people live in caves, almost as many people as live in developed countries

 such as Canada.

In China, home to more people than any other country in the world, but large areas of the state are actually sparsely populated.

The vast majority of Chinese people living near large cities in the east, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

But outside of these urban areas, some Chinese people live in caves. Such people are called Yaodong (yaodong). 

One of these corners of China, where many of the inhabitants of the cave is located in Shaanxi Province. 

Here there are whole blocks of settlements that resemble Hobbiton from Tolkien's saga.

According to rough estimates, about 30 million Chinese live in these homes.

Of course, the main advantage is the cost of housing caves. Rental rates for housing in major cities in China can reach thousands of dollars per month.

Accommodation in the same cave will cost only $ 30 per month. But this is not the only advantage of this seemingly prehistoric life.

Fans of cave life lead their arguments the positive aspects of life in the caves: 

cave exhibit good thermal insulation in them cool in summer and warm in winter, they are surprisingly resistant to natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Of course, most of these mansions look pretty shabby and beggars: earthen walls and rags hanging over the entrances. 

However, some of the caves can be quite well-maintained. So they can be rehabilitated brick walls, electricity, carried water, and even dug up 

a couple of rooms. Many people sleep on beds of stone, called Kan. Under these niches, which can be diluted with a fire for heating in winter.

Some are so well-maintained living, they have satellite TV and internet.

It is not surprising that the rural way of life does not appeal to Chinese youth, most of whom do not want to live in caves, 

and want to live in a modern apartment.

These cave dwellings form whole villages and towns.

Thank God we do not need to live in caves like the Chinese.

For example, for visitors and residents of Kiev in our time is quite affordable and convenient housing for rent for any period.

You simply go to the site http://arenda.kiev.ua/rent-month and select the desired option from the numerous offers.

Cave settlement in China.

The internal situation in the cave dwelling.

The internal situation in the cave dwelling.