With abundant ice and snow resources, Narat township, Xinyuan county in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang, has attracted more local people to return to their hometowns these years.
Photo shows the Narat scenic spot. (Photo/Science and Technology Daily)
Kazak girl Aidana graduated from Xinjiang University in 2022, and now is a tour guide in the Narat scenic spot, 16 kilometers away from her hometown, Aershan village. “Growing up here, I know how beautiful my hometown is. By working in my hometown, I want to make more people fall in love with it,” she said.
Aidana explained that with dreamlike rime scenery, rolling mountains, horses galloping across snow-covered grassland and hospitable herdsmen, the place is truly a wonderland.
Jumping on the bandwagon of tourism, every household in the village has opened homestay hotels, receiving guests from all over the world. This has not only brought them wealth but has also opened their eyes.
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