In parts of northern China, people traditionally dug pits to form sunken courtyard homes known as dikengyuan. The houses are considered to be a type of cave dwelling. While people still live in ...

China, Ren Shouhua was born in a cave and lived there until he got a job in the city and moved into a concrete-block house. His progression made sense as he strove to improve his life. But there ...

At just 15, Xi was ordered to the countryside in central China where he spent years hauling grain and sleeping in cave homes. "The intensity of the labour shocked me," he later said. He also had ...

Researchers discovered a new species of cave-dwelling shrimp in China, according to a new study. Photo by tian dayong on Unsplash A tiny cave creature navigated its home in a subterranean river in ...

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace. More than 1,500 years ago ...