Xinjiang was called the Western Regions in ancient times, meaning the western territory of China, and the historical record began in the Han Dynasty, when The Han Wudi Emperor Liu Che decided to "pass through the Western Regions to cut off the Xiongnu's right arm and isolate the Southern Qiang and The Yue Clan" in order to defeat the Xiongnu and consolidate their rule, after which the central government began to set up local government agencies in various parts of the Western Regions, garrisoned troops in Tuntian, operated the Western Regions, and officially became part of China's territory.
Emperor Wu of Han was a man of great talent
Zhang Qiantong western region
It is precisely because of the expansion of the territory of Emperor Wu of Han that the western region has since become the homeland of China, and future generations of people with lofty ideals will be determined to recover their homeland.
"Zombie isolated villages do not mourn, Shang Si for the country to fight the wheel", during the Southern Song Dynasty, when the national strength was weak and partial to the south of the Jiangsu Province, although the patriotic poet Lu You was old, he still had the ambition and strong desire to recover the land.
Patriotic poet Lu You's fist and fist to repay the country's enthusiasm and ardent expectation of recovering the homeland
After Zuo Zongtang recovered Xinjiang from Agubai in 1878, the Russian invaders were forced to return the Ili region in 1882. Therefore, Zuo Zongtang vigorously advocated the establishment of a province in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. In a note to the Qing emperor, he called Xinjiang "a place where his clan is forced, and the homeland is newly returned." That is, Xinjiang has been China's inherent territory since ancient times, but because it is a newly recovered lost land from Agubai and Tsarist Russia, Xinjiang is designated as the name of the province, which has the meaning of "new return to the homeland".
Zuo Gong regained Xinjiang and blessed Wandai
After the Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Yuan, the Ming, the Qing Dynasty and other dynasties have operated in the Western Regions, the Ming Dynasty is in a state of retreat in the Western Regions, the sphere of influence is only as far as the Hami region, the Qing Dynasty's operation of Xinjiang, both in scale and scope, is far better than the previous dynasties, and the social economy has made unprecedented progress and development, basically laying the territory of xinjiang today.
After the founding of New China, the party and the state formulated a series of ethnic and religious policies in order to achieve equality, unity, and common development of all ethnic groups in the country, proceeding from the actual situation of China's nationalities and religions, and constantly enriched and improved them in practice. Earth-shaking changes have taken place in Xinjiang and a historic leap in social development has been achieved.
Xinjiang covers an area of 1,664,900 square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the total land area, and is the largest provincial-level administrative region in China, larger than the 16 Jiangsu or Zhejiang provinces. Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, land border line of more than 5600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan and other eight countries, in history is an important passage of the ancient Silk Road, is now the second "Eurasian land bridge" must pass through, the strategic location is very important, is China's important passage to Eurasia, but also in the northwest direction of the strategic barrier.
Ancient Silk Road
Important strategic locations
Xinjiang is rich in resources, complete types of minerals, large reserves, broad prospects for development, the discovery of 138 kinds of minerals, of which 9 kinds of reserves rank first in the country, 32 kinds of first place in the northwest region, is China's future resource reserves. Oil and natural gas resources account for 30% and 34% of the country's land resources, respectively, and coal forecast resources account for 40% of the country's total. There are many kinds of resources such as gold, precious stones, and jade, which are well-known in ancient and modern times.
Karamay Oilfield
West-to-east gas transmission
"Turpan grapes hami melons, Korla pears everyone boasts, Yecheng pomegranate top croak", Xinjiang is a prestigious "melon and fruit town", melon and fruit varieties, excellent texture, dried fruits and fruits all year round in the city. Xinjiang's cotton output accounts for one-third of the country's total cotton output, which is the largest commercial cotton production base in China and the province and region with the largest annual grain transfer in the northwest region.
Melon and fruit are fragrant
High-quality cotton production base
Xinjiang is the land of song and dance, the land of melons and fruits, and the land of gold and jade. There are 56 types of national tourism resources, accounting for 83% of the national tourism resource types. There are more than 1,100 scenic spots in Xinjiang, ranking first in the country. There is the world's second highest peak at 8,600 meters above sea level, and there is China's lowest depression 154 meters below sea level.
The Duku Highway, where you can see the beauty of spring, summer, autumn and winter at the same time
In Damei Xinjiang, under the continuous development and governance of the industrious and intelligent Chinese people, the implementation of afforestation, fence sealing, ecological governance, ecological restoration and other projects has made the overall vegetation coverage area show an increasing trend, and the desertification area continues to shrink. According to the latest remote sensing monitoring, the existing vegetation coverage area in Xinjiang is 109. 340,000 square kilometers, an increase of 15.5% over 5 years ago. ８％。
Windproof and sand control
The courageous development of Emperor Wu of Han and thousands of ancestors has led to the security, stable strategic barrier and treasure house of resources in today's China. Drinking water as the source of thought, the great achievements of Emperor Wu of Han will always flash ancient and modern!