With more than three decades of yurt-building experience, Ban estimates that this yurt has stood the test of time for over a ...

Ban shows yurt construction technique to his students and elaborates on the features of traditional yurts to visitors at an exhibition in Guiyang, Guizhou province.[Photo provided to China Daily ...

Ban and his team have restored it bit by bit according to the traditional yurt construction principles. "The wool felt has become so brittle that we don't use too much force to restore it," Ban says.

Jason and Matt Duff had no background in construction when they started working on their dream yurt. 'Neither of were builders at all,' Jason Duff admitted. Undeterred, the brothers decided to ...

The Administration hopes to begin construction in late this spring. Since the yurt sits on a foundation of stakes, it could be moved at that time a suitable location can be found. Coperthwaite ...