抗战前 1 0年国人对西北开发问题的认识是近代西北开发思想史一个重要组成部分。本文从开发的可能性、重要性、原则和程序 4个方面对此问题加以探讨 ,认为时人不仅非常重视西北开发、对开发的成功充满信心 ,而且还提出许多较为深刻的见解 ,对今天的西部大开发仍不无启发。抗战前 1 0年国人对西北开发问题的认识已达到新的高度。 10 Years Before the Anti-Japanese War Chinese people’s understanding of the issue of developing the Northwest was an important part of the history of thought in Northwest China’s development. This article explores this issue from the following four aspects: the possibility, importance, principle and procedure of development. He believes that people not only attach great importance to the development of the Northwest and are full of confidence in the success of development, but also put forward many profound insights. For today’s Western development still inspires. In the 10 years before the war of resistance there was a new height in the people’s understanding of the issue of developing the northwest.