党中央西部大开发的决策给西部地区的经济发展和改革开放注入了生机 ,带来了千载难逢的历史机遇。新年伊始 ,甘肃省西北史研究会就迎着这新千年的曙光于元月 10日召开了大西北开发与历史研究学术讨论会。会上 ,来自省内各大专院校和科研单位的专家学者 30多人分别就西北的民族 The decision of the party Central Committee for the development of the western region has injected vitality into the economic development and reform and opening up in the western region and brought about a rare historic opportunity. At the beginning of the new year, the Northwestern History Research Association of Gansu Province met the dawn of this new millennium on January 10 and held a symposium on the development and history of the Greater Northwest. At the meeting, more than 30 experts and scholars from tertiary institutions and scientific research institutes in the province respectively discussed the nationalities