新疆在亚洲许多民族的艺术文明史上起过重要作用。九世纪，独立的回鹃（维吾尔人的古称——译者）汗国形成于新疆的东北部，它是当时中亚地区最发达的国家之一。十世纪，西南部的绿洲加入强大的喀喇汗国。这时，维吾尔人在经济和文化方面达到了高度发展的水平。这一时期恰好也 Xinjiang plays an important role in the history of art civilization among many ethnic groups in Asia. In the ninth century, Khanate, an independent monarch, was formed in northeastern Xinjiang. It was one of the most developed countries in Central Asia at the time. In the tenth century, the oasis in the southwest joined the powerful Kala Khanate. At this time, Uyghurs have reached a highly developed level economically and culturally. This period happens to be just as well