| Abstract: | Kazak herder Zhalyn Rakhymzhan returned to his home in the Nalati Grassland even though this meant giving up admission to a univer-sity in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, about 10 years ago. "Life is too fast in Urumqi," Zhalyn Rakhymzhan told Beijing Review, "I'm glad that I came back! We live a very simple life here."
The 32-year-old man now has three chil-dren, with the oldest being only 4 years old. His family follows the grazing herd in sum-mer while spending winter in their apartment in the village. This is the typical lifestyle for most villagers in the county of Xinyuan in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, where the grasslands roll along. |
