Sertar Grassland

Sertar Grassland

Sertar provides a setting and physical evidence for studying the development of human society. As a "remote and untamed land," for thousands of years

its vast sea of grass and the continuous mountain ranges stretching for miles under blue skies and white clouds have isolated the Wuxiu people—who rely on grazing lands and snowlines to guide their seasonal rhythms and survival—from the dynamic world beyond the grasslands. In terms of bloodlines and cultural customs, relatively speaking, many have retained characteristics of early, unidirectional human evolution. Some of these elements are undoubtedly still not understood by humans today, while others may have gradually disappeared through ethnic integration. This holds significant meaning for the future society that humanity is and will be moving toward—cultural integration—and has profound "archaeological" value.

Sertar Grassland is located in the upper reaches of the major river systems of the Yangtze River—the Dadu River, Yalong River, and Jinsha River—and forms one of the most famous natural pastures in the region along with Shiqu Zaxi Ka Grassland in the Garzê Tibetan Prefecture. Traveling north along the Sêqu River, the banks are lined with hundreds of lush grazing valleys covered in wildflowers of all colors, and undulating ridges stretch out eastward and westward. Among them move black yaks and white sheep like musical notes, accompanied by the soft, cloud-like pastoral songs carried by the wind. The sky is high and the clouds are light, the air crystal clear. The Sêqu River and the expansive grazing belts on both banks stretch out like a highway into the distance, meeting the horizon. Being there gives one a feeling of boundless vastness as if approaching the edge of the world. Visiting Sertar Grassland to see the face of the earth as it was centuries ago is undoubtedly a joyful experience.