Description:

A large herd of horses from a farm in China’s western region of Xinjiang has been making its way back to grasslands as snow starts to melt. The animals, which were mainly used as transport by local herdsmen in the past, are now an attraction for visitors during the tourism season that runs from April to September each year in Zhaosu, the county where the farm is located in the Yili Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. China’s domestic tourism industry is expected to recover to 70 per cent of its pre-pandemic level in 2022. 

Transcription: 

A spring draws near, these horses are heading to grasslands. They belong to a farm in Chinas western region of Xinjiang. In the past, local herdsmen mostly used horses for transport and to deliver goods. Today, they draw visitors during the April- September tourist season. Domestic tourism in China is expected to rebound to 70 % of its pre- pandemic level in 2022.

Questions:

1. Which animal is heading to grassland? Why? 

2. Where does it belong?

3. How horse use in the past and at present?