Narat Grassland in Xinjiang

Plan your Xinjiang Tour? Narat Grassland (also Nalati Grassland) is worth your 1-2 day exploration.  "Narat" ( Nalati ) in Monglian literally means "The place where sunshine first appears". The "place" is now Narat Grassland in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinjiang, China.

Then suddenly they found a beautiful area, sunny, fertile at the present grassland where Narat Grassland is located. The soldiers shouted " Narat, Narat" which means the sun is coming here! Later the term "Narat" (Nalati) was adopted by local Kazakhs.

Narat Grassland is a typical river bed grassland and the alpine meadows. Narat Grassland is located at the sea-level of 1800 meters. It is inhabited by Kazakh minority (but ironically, here in Narat Grassland, we, Han people are the minority).

Under the river bed grassland at Narat is the fertile black soil, which make the grass grow here. It is said the grass can be grown as high as 70-90 cm in September. In winter it is very cold on the river bed, reaching over - 40 degree below.

Kunes River cuts through Narat Grassland from east to west.

Narat Grassland is a river bed grassland. See the cobblestones under the lush  grass.

The horse trace shows the black and fertile earth under the grass.

The most beautiful gully in Narat Grassland - Snow-capped peaks, Alpine trees, Alpine meadow and uplands

The river bed grassland in Narat 

Meadow and River bed grassland

Narat Grassland at Dusk

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