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This document discusses the origins and applications of the kang, a traditional Chinese domestic heating system. It originated as earthenware stoves but may have been inspired by ceramic kilns. Models of stoves found in Han dynasty tombs provide early evidence. Over time, the kang evolved into a heated sleeping and sitting platform above floor level, allowing conservation of heat and new lifestyle practices. The heated floor, or ondol, developed similarly in Korea and Manchuria. Both systems emerged through
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