Xinjiang Records Documents

Local records are important part of Chinese traditional culture. They are a kind of historical documents that unique in the world and millennium can continue uninterrupted codification. Xinjiang (Xiyu) located at western country. There is vast land, much ethnic and unique historical geography. Since the central government of Han dynasty unified the Xiyu, Xiyu exchanges with the mainland increasingly close, and the local records is this close contact of cultural ties.The local records of Xinjiang spring up in the Han dynasty, at the time, Zhang Qian, Ban Yong and others wrote the records of Xiyu and local conditions, and the investigated literature is one of the sources of traditional Chinese local records. Mainland’s Local Records and Xinjiang local records were raising synchronized. These early Xinjiang local records enriched the content of Xiyu biography historical book such as Hanshu and Houhanshu, and finally established the rightful place of the Xiyu biography in historical book. Therefore, Xinjiang local records have site visit and the unique characteristics of national interest from the outset.Sui and Tang dynasty is the first peak in the history of Xinjiang local records. Although most Xinjiang local records were lost, but through the only point of view Dunhuang Maps of Fragments, they are variety and rigorous style, content focusing on local conditions. They changed the weird and rumors situation in the Xiyu Biography. Song, Yuan and Ming dynasty is the stereotypes and prosperous periods of Chinese local records. But contrary, due to a variety of historical reasons, Xiyu beyond the Great Wall, local records of Xinjiang was in a long-term low tide. Song and Yuan dynasty basically no, there are only a few adaptation quasi local records in Ming dynasty which according to the ambassador and traveler. Ultimately, Xinjiang local records are the same strain with the national power. Through a handful of quasi local records, the mainland effects on all aspects of Xiyu, also reflects from the other side that the vitality and cultural transmission function of traditional Chinese local records.Since the reunification of Xiyu at the time of Qianlong, Xinjiang local records entered into the second peak. The large peak stage consisted by several continuous pulse peaks. Its achievement not only in high-quality, quantity, variety, large scale, new style, and many other aspects, but also in the perfect combination with the Northwest History. It gave local records new content and new ideas, improved the academic status of local records. This achievement and status is difficult to match for Republic of China and even today.This article<The Study on Local Records of Xinjiang> is to study the above Xinjiang local records that from Han Dynasty to Republic of China as a whole. According to the historical development, inquire into the general situation of Xinjiang local records in Han, Tang, Ming dynasty. Analyze the general situation of the Xinjiang local records in Qing dynasty. Summarize the character of the Xinjiang local records in Republic of China. While the key content is studying the local records, inquire into the represent local records of every period in Qing Dynasty. Summarize the style type and character, and especially analyze the map of Xinjiang local records in Qing dynasty. In the end, abstract the all local records of Xinjiang.This article first made a comprehensive study on Xinjiang local records. Among the analysis and discussion, this article find and use some new material, putted forward some new ideas. For example, through the collection and textual research, put forward some new ideas from the local records of Han Dynasty; and it is the first time to comparative study between the Xinjiang local records and History or Northwest History, discourse their relationship and the function of the local records. It is the first time to discourse the character of Xinjiang local records. It is the first time to put forward the periodization of Xinjiang local records in Qing dynasty. It is the first time to analyze the map of Xinjiang local records. And first summarize the Xinjiang local records in Republic of China, and also find a group of local records in Republic of China. In addition, it first analyzes and summarizes the Xinjiang local records that codified by Japanese.The Xinjiang local records have long history, unique content and complex experience. There are many gaps to be filled and study. This article’s discussion is not comprehensive, and far from perfect. It still continues to be studied in depth.