海西这块古老、富饶而又神秘的土地,由于地处塞外,历史上羌、鲜卑、吐谷浑、吐蕃、蒙古族、藏族等游牧民族迁徙互争,在清代之前,政权极不稳固,档案事业处于空白。至民国19年(1930年)国民党政府在察汗乌苏镇设立都兰县后,才有了少部份历史资料。因此,海西的档案工作是从1950年6月成立了中国共产党都兰县委员会后开始起步的。那时尚无正式的档案机构和人员,只存放着解放前夕旧都兰县遗留下来的少量资料和新政权 Hercynian ancient, fertile and mysterious land, because it is located outside the plug, the history of Qiang, Xianbei, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Mongolian, Tibetan and other nomads migratory struggle, until the Qing Dynasty, the regime is extremely unstable, the file Career blank. Only 19 years after the founding of the Republic of China (1930), the Kuomintang government set up Dulan County in Chahanwusu County, only a small part of the historical data. Therefore, Hercynian archival work started after the establishment of the Dalaran County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in June 1950. There are no formal archives and personnel at this time, and only a small amount of data and new regime left over from Old Dulan County on the eve of liberation are stored