Thursday, October 13, 2011

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希拉穆仁草原 Xilamuren Grasslands


First stop was the grasslands. We just took a day trip here. In the area we saw, the grasslands were very dry, with winds that swept the dirt and dust into the air.






On our way we saw the mountains from our bus window, and I snapped a quick picture while at a rest stop.



Once in the grasslands, we had the opportunity to ride horses if we liked, but we declined in favor of walking around. (I asked the woman in charge if we could ride fast. Her immediate response was, “No.”)


The people in the area obviously raise cattle, so as we meandered we passed cows and horses kept within loose wire fences.






The grasslands were beautiful, if in a rather brittle way. The wide open blue sky - a feature of all of Inner Mongolia, so far as we could tell – was absolutely dazzling though. I already miss it.






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