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Kokdala 可克达拉Kěkèdálā

Ili valley farmland where the song 'Night on the Grassland' was born

Type
County-level Cityadministered directly by Xinjiang
Region
Xinjiang
Listed sites
11 rated 4A

About Kokdala

Kokdala, the city of the 4th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Bingtuan), was founded in 2015 on Ili valley farmland near Yining. It is known across China as the birthplace of 'Night on the Grassland', a serenade from a 1959 documentary filmed among the farms here. Its lavender park, with fields that flower in summer, a lavender science museum and a campground, is a popular stop on Ili valley road trips.

Listed sites in Kokdala

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