抗日战争时期,地处西北内陆的新疆,因远离抗日前线和毗邻苏联,不仅是我国抗战的大后方,还成为我国接受国际反法西斯力量援助物资的重要国际通道。当时,经新疆到苏联有陆路和空中两条路线可走,陆路为兰州—迪化(今乌鲁木齐)—霍尔果斯进入苏联的公路,空中为苏联阿拉木图—伊宁—迪 During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Xinjiang, located in the hinterland of the Northwest, far away from the front line of the anti-Japanese war and its neighbor to the Soviet Union was not only the rear area of ​​our war of resistance but also the important international gateway for our country to accept aid from international anti-Fascist forces. At that time, Xinjiang and the Soviet Union via land and air two routes to go, the land for Lanzhou - Dihua (now Urumqi) - Horgos access to the Soviet highway, the sky for the Soviet Union Almaty - Yining - Di