When I stood on the top of Loess Plateau for the first time, I was full of imagination. The unique geological and climatic environment of the western regions created a unique land art in the world; thousands of gullies, like Bamayu canyon, run across the east and west, and resemble the uncanny workmanship of nature, scratching on the extensive Loess Plateau, accompanied by the water rushing to the Taohe River. On the north bank of these gullies, there are many terraces back against mountains and facing south and water. Majiayao site is located on such typical terrace, which proves that our ancestors fully understood the natural, geological and climatic conditions: took full account of the sun location, built in the mountains while lived in the water, and avoided the wind and the sun.

Our design concept is inspired by the perception of the natural geological characteristics of Lintao County in Northwest China and the survival wisdom of our ancestors. It is also an experimental practice to explore the roots of regional climate and culture.

The Ruins Museum is embedded in a relatively low section with a low expression attitude. It can be imagined that it was once a wetland of the Taohe River in ancient times. The prototype of the museum is translated from the nests and caves inhabited by the ancient people, and takes the life experience of the prehistoric people of Majiayao who took water from Bamayu ditch to build pottery as the spatial clue. It aims to shape the process of people walking from the square in front of the museum to the ruins site, through the museum and twists and turns to the ruins site with the help of a multi-dimensional and continuous zigzag ramp, This seems to be a reconstruction of the daily life experience of prehistoric people, and a regional practice integrating archaeology, anthropology, climatology and detailed understanding of the site.