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  "title": "Tacheng – Where China Meets Kazakhstan",
  "excerpt": "Tacheng is a cozy border town known for its Tatar community and Russian-influenced architecture. You can taste their culture in local bakeries and traditional foods. Just north, lush greenlands stretch out with nomadic Kazakh yurts and grazing cattle, where visitors can enjoy the scenery and share tea and bread with welcoming herders.",
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  "excerptHtml": "<p>Tacheng is a cozy border town known for its Tatar community and Russian-influenced architecture. You can taste their culture in local bakeries and traditional foods. Just north, lush greenlands stretch out with nomadic Kazakh yurts and grazing cattle, where visitors can enjoy the scenery and share tea and bread with welcoming herders.</p>\n",
  "contentHtml": "\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"7e9fb4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"bec5098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tacheng is a cozy, small town best known for its Tatar minority community. Among China’s 56 recognized ethnic groups, the Tatars are one of the smallest, with only around 4,000 people, most of whom are concentrated in the Tacheng region. They are descendants of Russian Tatars from the Volga region and Crimea.</p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"3cdf90c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"6d0b9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/watch?v=a3QM1Pi3n3A&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div></div>\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"bfd57e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"e8f01a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10\"><div class=\"mx-auto flex-1 focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\"><p>The greenlands around Tacheng are perfect for spending a whole day wandering and soaking in the scenery. Much like <a href=\"/jiangbulake-the-kazakh-nomads/\">Jiangbulake</a>, the landscape is simply stunning. Along the way, you’ll encounter many Kazakh herders, some of whom may invite you into their yurts. During our visit, we were offered tea and bread and spent a few hours with a family, experiencing their warm hospitality and getting a glimpse of life on the steppe.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"56fd45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158-300x225.jpg 300w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158-768x576.jpg 768w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/F534D2D5-DE8F-4CB6-9C06-3B531081D158.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption\">Kazakh Herders in the Tacheng Greenlands</figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"3e00623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"adf9cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>Tacheng</b></h6>\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"c454268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"b62bc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Tacheng itself is not so much going on. Besides a famous Tatar bakery and quite some Kazakh tourists the city is rather calm. </p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"8b5d52d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"5923376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"b4ded80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0589c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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烤包子</em>)</li><li><strong>Lunch/Dinner:</strong> rice pilaf (<em>zhua fan 抓饭</em>), homestyle laghman noodles (<em>jia chang la mian 家常拉面</em>), homestyle rice (<em>jia chang mi fan 家常米饭</em>), tomato &amp; scrambled egg with peppers (<em>xi la dan 西辣蛋</em>)</li><li><strong>Street Food:</strong> grilled skewers (<em>kao rou chuan’r 烤肉串</em>), cold jelly noodles (<em>liang fen 凉粉</em>), baked buns (<em>kao bao zi 烤包子</em>)</li><li><strong>Specialties:</strong> <i>Definitely try Tatar cuisine, there is one bakery called <strong>Yangpopo Bakery</strong></i></li></ul><div><i> </i></div><div><i>You can simply eat anywhere, even streetfood. 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