Drying Cow Dung for firewood

Tibet is a mystical and famous but yet a remote, distant and a hard to reach place, especially the waste land of the Himalaya is lack of firewood, which makes people creative. Tibetan people like to make cow dung cakes and arrange them on walls of their house, and let them dry in the sun. So cow-dung as a traditional fuel for Tibetan people already have a long history .Explore Tibet Team, a professional Tibet travel agency, and today introduces this friendly alternative fuel to you.
The vast grassland of Tibet breeds many flocks, such as cow and sheep. Cow dung is the waste product of yak, which is the undigested residue of plant matter passed through the animal’s gut, and the resultant faecal matter is rich in minerals. It is easy to get and they can easily turn the “waste” into wealth. Besides, cow dung is belongs to highly flammable materials, so the cow dung is traditionally used as a fuel and disinfectant in villages.

In some rural place of Tibet, you will find some Tibetan housewives put the cow dung into handy portions and let it dry on walls of their house. Cow dung cakes are a major source of domestic fuel for rural households and an environment friendly alternative to firewood. In many parts of mountain regions of Tibet, monks who cook in their dorms by using it highly flammable materials- dried cow dung.
Cow dung can dry out and remain on the pasture, creating an area of grazing land which is unpalatable to livestock. Discover new, enriching trips with in-depth, authentic Tibetan experiences with .Explore Tibet Team,