So, Ke Ke Tuo Hai 可可托海 or Koktokay is the name of a place in Xinjiang, China. Wang Qi's song 可可托海的牧羊人 The Shepherds Of Ke Ke Tuo Hai about a man pining for a woman is set in such a vast and beautiful backdrop. As the title of the song indicates, the man is a shepherd. The vocation of the woman however isn't really clearly stated but a source claims she is a beekeeper. The shepherd would move with his flocks to where the grasses are and the beekeeper would move with her bees to where the flowers are. In this way, they meet and separate at certain seasons of the year; and during the separation, the man yearns for the woman but is informed that she has married another man. The song is rather melancholy and would sometimes make the soft hearted and romantic cry. It is also immensely popular and has been sung in the streets and covered by many singers including Andy Lau, Fei Yee Ching and many others.
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