The herdsmen in Ili River Valley have put on horse shows featuring the stunning scenery of "a thousand steeds galloping through river and grassland" to keep this old nomadic tradition alive. In Zhaosu County, home to the renowned breed of Ili's "heavenly horses," several horse-themed activities have been held to celebrate the centuries-old Kazak nomadic culture. On June 16, some 300 herdsmen from a dozen villages and towns gathered in Zhaosu prairie and herded 10,000 Ili "heavenly horses" to gallop across the grasslands.