Highlanders in Nghe An put blankets on cows to keep them warm.
(Baonghean.vn) - As the cold weather continues, people in the highlands of Tuong Duong (Nghe An) move their livestock to their barns to keep warm. Stretching tarps, lighting fires, and even putting on warm blankets... are ways people take care of their "property" during the cold winter.
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These days, when the temperature in the highlands of Nghe An drops, people in the border districts of Tuong Duong and Ky Son move their cows from the hills to their homes to take care of them, give them salt water to drink, and protect them from the cold. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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To protect their livestock from the cold, people in the highlands also go into the forest to find food to increase their resistance. In the photo: People in Xieng My commune (Tuong Duong) are carrying banana trees to feed their buffalo and cows during the cold days. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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In addition to lighting fires to keep warm; covering and regularly cleaning barns; not grazing on cold days, people also cover their buffalo and cows with blankets to keep them warm - a large asset of each family here. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Staying up all night to light a fire to keep buffalo and cows warm is a regular job for herders. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Not only do people in the highlands take care of buffaloes, but they also take great care of other livestock to prevent them from the cold. In the photo are piglets being kept warm by people using heating lamps. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Every night, Ms. Vi Thi Dien in Can village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) stretches a tarpaulin to keep her family's pigs warm. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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The highlanders cover their barns with tarpaulins to keep their livestock warm. Thanks to careful care, livestock in the highlands of Tuong Duong district are protected during the cold winter days when temperatures drop. Photo: Dinh Tuan |