Cutting side hill or escarpment plumbed, the artificial cross section of the cave to be shaped, it comes into being cave dwelling after excavating inward then.

• 靠崖式窑洞是先将土坡修铲成与水平线成直角的平面，再在这个人工修造的平面上开凿拱形洞穴，挖出土后，就修造成了居民的窑洞。