Coal briquettes were still used in Beijing and Seoul a few years ago Replying to: The poorer parts of rural china burn(compressed)coal patty,gradually replaced -- ChairmanMaohamet Post ReplyForum -Corsair- 11/24/2017, 17:16:39 Author Profile | Edit so it wasn't just rural. I haven't been back in a while but I would assume they are being phased out due to air pollution. Indians would do better to take advantage of the hot Indian sun and go solar. Recommend | Alert | 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Where am IGo Up Go TopPost ReplyBack