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About 70 km (about 43 miles) away from Urumqi, the Southern Pastures lie in the Southern Mountains at the northern foot of Karawuquntag Mountain. Covering an area of 119 sq km (about 29,406 acres), the Southern Pastures are hugely popular with visitors as well as being the natural summer retreat of Urumqi residents.
Standing in the pastures, visitors can see the forest of emerald green spruce on a chain of undulating grass hills dotted with combined flocks and herds. As you immerse yourself in this beautiful site, the singing of the Kazakh may envelop you and inspire you to sing with them. You can visit one of the traditional yurts, located in the spruce forest, where you will be welcomed by a generous host with fragrant milk tea, mare's milk, cheese and roasted lamb. If you are lucky enough, you will be able to observe the amazing horseracing and traditional Kazakh dancing.
The highlight of the Southern Pastures must be the West White Poplar Gully. It is the preferred place in the Southern Pastures for touring the pasture on horseback. Walking in the gully, visitors can appreciate the snow-capped mountains decorated by tall, straight firs whilst horses and cows graze leisurely on the green grassland. Local Kazaks in milky white yurts will entertain visitors with offerings of fragrant milk tea, mare's milk, cheese and roasted lamb. The local youngsters are happy to share their dancing and enjoyment of horses with visitors, being very welcoming. Other spots in the Southern Pastures are also wonderful. Chrysanthemum Tai, Zhaobi Mountain, Miao'er Gully and Daxi Gully are fascinating and amazing places to visit too.
