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Un lit qui reste chaud 8 heures après avoir éteint le feu : la physique oubliée du chauffage asiatique durable

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By Yangang Xing
| Futura
Et si le confort thermique ne se résumait pas à chauffer plus, mais à chauffer mieux ? Des lits chauffants chinois aux « kotatsu » japonais, l'Asie a longtemps privilégié des solutions ciblées, sobres et durables face au froid. Les matins d'hiver à Harbin, où l'air extérieur pouvait vous geler les cils, je me réveillais sur un lit de terre chaude. Harbin, où j'ai grandi, se situe dans le nord-est de la Chine.
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Pas de chauffage central mais des lits chauffés… Ce que la ville la plus froide du monde nous enseigne

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By Yangang Xing
| Science & Vie Verified
[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Yangang Xing - Associate Professor, School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University] Les matins d’hiver à Harbin, où l’air extérieur pouvait vous geler les cils, je me réveillais sur un lit de terre chaude. Harbin, où j’ai grandi, se situe dans le nord-est de la Chine. Les températures hivernales y descendent régulièrement jusqu’à −30 °C et, en janvier, même les journées les plus douces dépassent rarement −10 °C.
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How people in Harbin, world's biggest really cold city, kept warm

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By Yangang Xing
| Asia Times Verified
On winter mornings in Harbin, where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth. Harbin, where I grew up, is in northeast China. Winter temperatures regularly dip to -30°C and in January even the warmest days rarely go above -10°C. With about 6 million residents today, Harbin is easily the largest city in the world to experience such consistent cold. Keeping warm in such temperatures is something I’ve thought about all my life.
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