Miner's Dormitory Introduction
During the peak of mining in Houtong, a large number of miner families moved here, and the miners' dormitories, also known as "Liaozi," included Nei Liaozi, Sanzuo Liao, Wuzuo Liao, Fan Liao, and Mei Yuan Cuo, all of which served as workers' dormitories. In the earlier days, most of these were partitioned with wooden boards, and a small hole was cut in the wooden wall to accommodate a light bulb for two households. The kitchen, bathroom, and toilet were shared. Although the buildings appeared to have two floors from the outside, they were actually divided into three levels inside, with each narrow window space serving as a living area for one family. At that time, thousands of people lived here, where children studied, slept, and ate all in the confined space below each window. As the government ordered the closure of the mines, a large population moved out to live elsewhere, leaving only the original miners' dormitories standing to tell future generations about the miners' way of life at that time.
