After eating New Year, the people of Dowa flocked their sheep across the lake of Puma Yumco to the island to graze in. They would stay here for a while to raise sheep.
Dowa is a small village located on Lake Puma Yumco, in the Qing Tibetan Plateau, China.
After eating the Losar Tet (around February every year), the people of Dowa flock their sheep to two islands in the middle of Puma Yumco Lake for grazing.
They will stay with the sheep for a while, depending on the amount of grass on the island.
At about 5,070m above sea level, Puma Yumco is the highest lake in the world.
Lake Puma Yumco covers an area of about 880 km 2 , which is referred to as the green jewel of the Qing Tibetan Plateau.The main water supply for the lake is from melted snow.
This is the coldest time of the year in Tibet, making the lake completely frozen.
The flocks of sheep have to go through a challenging journey on the icy lake, to get to more food.
The village of Dowa in Nakartse is located next to Lake Yumco Puma.The life of the people is very peaceful with the main work of sheep grazing.
The shepherds gathered around the fire to heat.The staple food of the villagers comes from sheep.
Thousands of sheep tailed each other into long groups.
It took more than two hours to complete the 3km journey on the lake.
Along the path of sheep, people will spread a layer of ash to prevent slippery.
With several thousand sheep in the herd, counting the numbers before crossing the lake is difficult and challenging.
