The Story of China's Western Frontier  

作　　者：Shi Gang 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《Beijing Review》2024年第45期46-47,共2页北京周报（英文版）

摘　　要：In ancient times,today's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was known as the Western Regions,signifying the western frontier of China.In 138 B.C.,Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty(202 B.C.-A.D.220)sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to establish contact with the Western Regions.In 60 B.C.,the Han formally included Xinjiang into Chinese territory by establishing the Western Regions Frontier Command.

关 键 词：China. XINJIANG FORMALLY 

分 类 号：K29[历史地理—历史学]