In beijing and other northern cities , traditional homes with kangs have fallen to the wrecking ball ( = demolished ) ( look for picture ) , making way for apartment blocks with steam radiators 在北京和其它一些北方城市，使用炕的老户们已搬进了有暖气的公寓楼。
But people here say it ' s the only way to survive in china ' s version of siberia , where the winter sun sets at 3 p . m . and temperatures can plunge to minus 40c 但这儿的人说，在中国式的西伯利亚，冬天太阳于下午3点落下，气温可降至零下40度，炕是熬冬的唯一选择。
Scientists warn that kangs waste fuel , pollute the atmosphere and endanger the health of farm families by releasing carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases indoors 科学家们提醒说，炕浪费燃料、污染大气并因为往室内释放一氧化碳和其它有害气体而危及农民们的健康。
" without the kang , winter would be unbearable " she said , bundled in layers of sweaters and warming her hands before the gentle heat of the kang in her grandchildren ' s bedroom “多亏了炕，要不冬天就难熬了， ”她说，她穿了一身毛衣，在孙子房间温热的炕上暖着双手。
" all day , if there ' s nothing else to do , we ' re on the kang , " said zhou yuyong , a 27 - year - old soybean farmer on the outskirts of huachuan , a town near the border with russia “如果整天无活可做，我们就坐在炕上”周玉永说，他是一位离俄罗斯边境不远的华川镇郊27岁的大豆种植农民。
Bundled in padded boots , a knit cap and layers of sweaters , li xiulan says that for all of her 73 winters in china ' s frigid northeast , her best weapon against the biting cold has been a pile of bricks 脚蹬棉鞋、头戴绒线帽、身穿几件毛衣的李秀兰说，在中国东北整整73个寒冬里，她抵御严寒的最好武器是一炕土坯/砖头。
The foundation mortar layer for bearing support is used as supporting foundation when laying the piping system and the mixing ratio of cement and sand should be about 1 : 3 . be sure to level it well and give perfect curing 起支持作用的基础灰浆层在铺高热炕供暖管时起支撑作用，灰浆的混和比为水泥：砂1 ： 3 ，施工时要可能保持水平，需要彻底养护。
I did not know if she observed my face , when she calmed her child , she put her child on the kang , and jumped down gently , raised the cover on the stove , and took out a flour bun , stretched to me brightly , “ to eat ! ” 不知她注意到我的表情没有，她哄好孩子，把孩子放在炕上，轻捷地跳下炕，掀开锅台上的锅盖，拿出一个白面馍馍，爽气地伸到我面前： “给！ ”
This construction implements the project “ lighting up , warming up , circulating up ” , equips 40000 solar lamp , and disseminates 46 thousand suspend kang , 38 items for new - built methane project and 42 items for biomass gasification project 实施“亮起来、暖起来、循环起来”工程，安装太阳能灯4万盏；普及吊炕4 . 6万铺；新建沼气工程38项，生物质气化工程42项。
